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DISCUSSION: Prioritization in the Critical Infrastructure (CI) Group

COMMENT: Critical Infrastructure


Submitted by larry wright on 12/5/07 8:06 AM

The only truly critical infrastructure is electric power.

Without the electric power grid, every other primary requirement fails- communications, water, food, fuel. All of our secondary requirements fail, too.

I would argue that the single most important thing the U.S. government can do is to preserve the production and distribution of electrical power.

Short term, those directly involved in production and distribution of electrical power should receive the highest priority for prophylactic anti-viral medications, should have special support for their families, and should be first in line for vaccine production if and when.

Every other function in the United States relies either directly or indirectly upon continued generation and distribution of electrical power.

We do not have the resources to protect all of the supply chains for all the things we now take for granted. Health care, food distribution, water distribution all can be accomplished if there is a functioning electrical power system. WIthout that, we're [up the creek].



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We may lose power, water, etc by our supply chains breaking

Submitted by Nick Kelley on 12/5/07 06:41 AM