Every now and then some media type reporter will interview a politician or foreign policy enthusiast, and the media type will throw out the softer foreign policy questions to the political type, "What keeps me up at night?" is what keeps you up at night? The question is excellent because, if the interviewer knows his role as a licker, he will not give not follow up, and the interviewee is free to throw out a random word, and appear both thoughtful and obscure. “Pakistan he silenced his admiration for the wisdom of politicians. what he means by that, but it seems deep or it is until there is a follow-up question: “What aspect of Pakistan worries you” So sure, the template is? "Um, something about their nuclear weapons, or terrorists... yeah, terrorist nuclear weapons!" » So much for the profound. I had always thought that if someone asked me this question, I would answer in a serious tone: “Djibouti”. Now there is a method to my madness. American operations are carried out from this country against… other countries. All this is very secret of course, but it is a little publicized but important part of the globe. But honestly, it doesn't keep me up at night. The truth is, I love the sound of that name, Dee-ja-bootie. It’s a funny name and I love saying it! I can repeat Djibouti over and over and make myself laugh! If I ever obtain considerable wealth and power, I will take back a city and rename it Djibouti; or a variation. Maybe “Djibouti City”, “Djiboutitown” or “New Djibouti”. What this country needs is a Djibouti of our own. But that's not what really keeps me up at night. I was reminded of this while recently reading One Second After, by William R. Forstchen. Forstchen's book is a terrifying picture... middle of paper... how long could my family survive on the food and water we have in the house. Answer: Not that long. When we prepare for hurricanes, we prepare for a limited time. Things will eventually return to normal. And that is indeed the case. But that's what makes an EMP attack so insidious. There will be no return to normal. The days when the United States was a power, or even a nation, will be over. There would be no real recovery from an event like that, at least not in the lifetime of anyone who was alive at the time of the event. A single nuclear weapon detonating in a major city, dirty bombs, weaponized epidemics, hacking of the power grid or public services; in fact, anything except maybe a good old-fashioned full-scale nuclear war from which we might be able to recover, but not that. So this is what keeps me up at night. I just wish I could say Djibouti.