Hello All,
I was a member on here back in 2013 when i had to drop out for life reasons and account was deleted. i’ve been prepping as much as i could over the years considering life that’s gets in the way. Been having a blast for the most part and enjoying life.
The current european climate the past few years and more so recently has made me start stepping things up a gear again. Have noticed a lot of signs and information of less publicly broadcasted information to raise some alarms.
Look forward to getting back involved with the group.
Plan for the worst and hope for the best.
Axelt123
I’m Back after 10 years! Norfolk based
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Yorkshire Andy
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Welcome back 
If your roughing it, Your doing it wrong 
Lack of planning on your part doesn't make it an emergency on mine
Lack of planning on your part doesn't make it an emergency on mine
Re: I’m Back after 10 years! Norfolk based
Hello and welcome back to the Forum. 
Two is one and one is none, but three is even better.
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diamond lil
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Greetings from Manchester.
Re: I’m Back after 10 years! Norfolk based
Hello and welcome , looking forward to your thoughts on the above.
Re: I’m Back after 10 years! Norfolk based
So, what signs and less publicly broadcast info have you noticed?axelt123 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 29, 2025 8:37 pm Hello All,
I was a member on here back in 2013 when i had to drop out for life reasons and account was deleted. i’ve been prepping as much as i could over the years considering life that’s gets in the way. Been having a blast for the most part and enjoying life.
The current european climate the past few years and more so recently has made me start stepping things up a gear again. Have noticed a lot of signs and information of less publicly broadcasted information to raise some alarms.
Look forward to getting back involved with the group.
Plan for the worst and hope for the best.
Axelt123
Re: I’m Back after 10 years! Norfolk based
Welcome back!
Re: I’m Back after 10 years! Norfolk based
Thanks for the kind welcomes look forward to being part of the group again.
Re: I’m Back after 10 years! Norfolk based
When I said ‘less publicly broadcast’ I wasn’t talking about secret information , more the kind of low-key developments you don’t usually see headlined. Some of what I’ve heard is additionally from conversations with people in the civils industry, talks of big contracts, spending on bases, and supply infrastructure so I can’t claim all of it as fact.
That said, when you look around there are clear signs that back the general trend:
• The EU has been pushing major investment into defence industry capacity, including new factories and supply infrastructure.
• France recently raised €5 billion to boost its defence sector, while Greece has a €25 billion modernisation plan running through 2036.
• Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems has seen its order backlog triple, and Switzerland just signed new multi-million-franc deals for drone defence systems.
• Meanwhile, the latest UK security and defence review notably avoided mention of measures like conscription, even as some other European countries have begun opening up those discussions.
• On a wider societal level, I sometimes wonder whether the scale of recent immigration ties in here too, not in a conspiratorial sense, but possibly as a way of offsetting population decline or ensuring there’s labour available if economies ever had to switch into a more wartime footing.
• Looking ahead, the steady rollout of digital ID systems makes me think they could one day be dual-use tools not just for streamlining services, but potentially for things like rationing or even conscription if circumstances demanded it.
• And beyond the military build-up itself, a more realistic threat now isn’t a Blitz-style bombing campaign, but disruption through cyber warfare. The loss of essential services, power, hospitals, or even water supply could create chaos without a single bomb being dropped, and in some ways feels more likely than the destruction picture from the Second World War.
None of this is hidden, it just doesn’t make front-page news. Put together, it paints a picture of governments quietly but steadily pumping money into military and supply chains which to me is a sign it’s sensible to step prepping up a gear and hope for the best.
Hopefully that makes sense
That said, when you look around there are clear signs that back the general trend:
• The EU has been pushing major investment into defence industry capacity, including new factories and supply infrastructure.
• France recently raised €5 billion to boost its defence sector, while Greece has a €25 billion modernisation plan running through 2036.
• Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems has seen its order backlog triple, and Switzerland just signed new multi-million-franc deals for drone defence systems.
• Meanwhile, the latest UK security and defence review notably avoided mention of measures like conscription, even as some other European countries have begun opening up those discussions.
• On a wider societal level, I sometimes wonder whether the scale of recent immigration ties in here too, not in a conspiratorial sense, but possibly as a way of offsetting population decline or ensuring there’s labour available if economies ever had to switch into a more wartime footing.
• Looking ahead, the steady rollout of digital ID systems makes me think they could one day be dual-use tools not just for streamlining services, but potentially for things like rationing or even conscription if circumstances demanded it.
• And beyond the military build-up itself, a more realistic threat now isn’t a Blitz-style bombing campaign, but disruption through cyber warfare. The loss of essential services, power, hospitals, or even water supply could create chaos without a single bomb being dropped, and in some ways feels more likely than the destruction picture from the Second World War.
None of this is hidden, it just doesn’t make front-page news. Put together, it paints a picture of governments quietly but steadily pumping money into military and supply chains which to me is a sign it’s sensible to step prepping up a gear and hope for the best.
Hopefully that makes sense
