The ‘Die Off’ Will Start Immediately After a Complete Collapse

Mac Slavo- February 23rd, 2011
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In his book One Second After, William Forstchen, paints a grim picture of a post-apocalyptic world http://www.onesecondafter.com/ in which an electro-magnetic pulse has wiped out the entire power-grid infrastructure of the United States. Utilities like water and electric, transportation systems, cell phones, and even vehicles are disabled by the blast. The book focuses on one particular town and the challenges they face going forward.

One of the key issues becomes what is commonly referred to in the preparedness and survival community as “the golden horde,â€