Inevitable' disaster erases 117 years of American progress...

"'Inevitable' disaster erases 117 years of American progress..."

On a hot summer day, just after the sun reaches its highest point, it begins...

Within minutes, cell phones go silent. Oil refineries shut down. Flights are grounded. Assembly lines grind to a halt.

America is paralyzed. But not by an act of terrorism. Or a devastating hurricane.

The richest nation in history is brought to its knees by a tiny flaw hidden somewhere in a 250,000-mile-long labyrinth of wires that twist through every city in the U.S.

Impossible? According to scientists from Carnegie Mellon, it's "inevitable"...

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In the age of smartphones and satellites, it's hard to believe that our entire way of life depends on a jumble of cables manufactured during the Taft administration.

But it's true.

Even the U.S. government admits this fragile network will fail, setting off a disaster that can strike "anywhere and anyone." (In fact, FEMA recommends you stockpile nonperishable food and water right now!)

California was forced to declare a state of emergency once already. And President Barack Obama calls the situation "a matter of national security."

In the next few pages, I'll tell you everything I've uncovered about this impending disaster -- and how it can be avoided. But a word of warning: As you're about to discover, you don't have much time...

The darkest day in American history

The warning signs have been ignored for decades. Now it may be too late.

Unless immediate action is taken, this fragile network of decaying cables and wires will melt down, robbing you of everything you depend on... even clean drinking water!

It will be like turning the clock back to 1893 (the year these wires were stretched across America). Gone in a flash will be the creature comforts of the past 117 years.

As TIME magazine reports, all our "devices of amazing technological sophistication" will be rendered useless.

And that's small potatoes. Imagine life without heating and air-conditioning, refrigeration, or even indoor plumbing. Not a pretty picture, is it?

I hope you've been watching Survivorman on the Discovery Channel, because on the "darkest day in American history," you'll need survival skills to make it through.

Prepare now. Because the clock is ticking...

A ticking time bomb

You may have guessed. I'm talking about our famed "electrical grid" -- the 250,000-mile-long patchwork of cables that delivers electricity to every home, business, and public building in America.

And I don't exaggerate when I say that this vital network could fail at any moment -- and that the results will be catastrophic. Think about it...

Electricity powers just about everything we use today. From lightning-fast computers to space age flat-screen TVs to our transportation lifelines and lifesaving medical devices.

But our means of getting electricity from the power plant to the plug -- and the hardware we rely on -- hasn't changed in over 100 years.

"The [electric grid] is a dinosaur, a leaky, money-wasting system that remains shockingly vulnerable to accidents..."
-- TIME magazine

With a little imagination, you can begin to see how urgent this situation has become. And why I say that America can't continue like this for much longer.

Especially with power demand expected to grow by at least 30% over the coming decade -- putting even "more stress on the grid and increasing the risk of blackout," according to the Los Angeles Times.

And here's something that still surprises me: At any given time, 500,000 American households are already without power! Yes, right now.

These outages are costing us a fortune! Scientific American estimates the economic loss from all U.S. power outages at $70 billion to $120 billion each year!

And if you've ever experienced a blackout before, you know it can get ugly real quick. You may recall some of these notable past events...

The Great Blackout of 2003: Power lines in Ohio fail, igniting the largest blackout in U.S. history -- striking every major metropolitan region from Detroit to New York City... millions run out of water... airports and train stations close... factories shut down... billions of dollars are lost.
Western Blackout of 1996: For the second time in two months, major power lines fail, knocking out power to 8 states... cities including San Francisco are stuffed with stranded commuters... water pumps shut down... millions of dollars' worth of food spoils... this is just the beginning -- California is rocked by rolling blackouts over the next 8 years!
The Northeast Blackouts of 1977 and 1965: Two massive blackouts strike the East Coast... 30 million people lose power... New York City plunges into chaos... buildings are set ablaze... looting destroys hundreds of businesses.
Yet, despite the obvious danger, 95% of all U.S. citizens are oblivious to this looming threat. But there's a catch -- and it's a crucial one if you are an opportunistic investor who shares my interest in making money when opportunity presents itself...

The few Americans who ARE in the know are powerful people, indeed. And they will go to any lengths possible to make sure the catastrophe I've predicted today DOES NOT OCCUR.

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