History is always better viewed in hindsight. We never know we are living through tumultuous times until years later. Without proper context, it’s impossible to understand how current events will shape the future. In the early months of WWII, the world didn’t understand the full scope of the international conflict. Many people thought it was just another European war. It wasn’t until America entered the fray in 1941 that murmurs of another world war began to take shape. With rumors of the war in the Ukraine dragging America into action once again, many people have began to again wondering if another world war is on the brink.
Going Nuclear
Not since the Cuban Missile crisis, have we hovered on the precipice of Pandora’s Box of nuclear war destruction. Russian Premier Vladimir Putin is being backed into a corner by his own battlefield blunders and western support for the defense of Ukraine. With fewer options remaining by the day, many wonder if he will cash-in on nuclear blackmail to secure gains in eastern Europe and turn the tide of war. While it appears these events, while disastrous for Europe, could have little impact on the United States to those who don’t keep up with world events. But the truth is, Americans have already felt the pangs of war even if they don’t realize it. Sure, it’s all too easy to blame inflation and gas prices on the President, but these pressures can be felt worldwide. It’s not just an American problem. These not-so residual effects of a slumping economy are in part due to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The situation could become even more dire if Putin makes goods on his promise of a “Cold Winter” in Europe should he decide to turn the spigot on natural gas to Europe.
How Does the Possibility of WW3 Affect Chemical Storage?
If we learned anything from the coronavirus pandemic, it’s that supply chains can become quickly all kinked up and hindered by surging demands brought on by influx cashflow. Couped up with nothing to do and stimulus money to spend, bored Americans turned to Amazon and online shopping to stave off the feelings of isolation. If you can’t hang out with your friends, the next best thing is binging on Netflix on your new big screen TV. But without spending like it was perpetual Black Friday, manufacturers and couriers became overwhelmed. There’s also a labor shortage that couldn’t keep the assembly lines running like before. What ensued were the more immediate affects of inflation brough on by production shortages exacerbated by demand. The world economy is only now beginning to grow again, but what would happen a global war was to break out? It was hard enough to get our hands on necessary items like toilet paper and hand sanitizer, how hard it become to secure precursor chemicals, cleaners, lubricants and fuels needed for industrial manufacturing?
Securing Chemical Stockpiles for Any Crisis
We learned some hard and cynical lessons about humanity during the pandemic. People only care about themselves, as evident by the hordes of masses unwilling to become vaccinated or even simply put a mask on to save their fellow man, let alone their own grandmother they visited at the nursing home. We witnessed the true self-interest of Americans during the opening days of the pandemic when millions of people seized and hoarded massive stockpiles of toilet paper. Seriously though, what did they think COVID did to people? We see it at the gas pump when some of humanity’s less cognitively blessed folks try to fill up plastic bags and milk jugs with gasoline during approaching storms or any other rumor of a pending natural disaster. With this prevailing mindset unlikely to change, how hard will it be for your company to secure necessary supplies to keep your factory doors opened?
While we would never condone hoarding or withholding necessary supplies from the public to maximize profits, industries have a special incentive to keep ample supplies of powerful cleaners and sanitizers to make sure grocery store shelves are stocked and emergency rooms are equipped with everything they need in the event of catastrophe. It’s not hoarding or bogarting materials if these same chemicals help keep society going during an emergency or crisis. We therefore depend on these companies keep extra goods on hand so society as a whole can weather the storm, including WW3. Our chemical storage lockers could be the ideal solution for storing onsite stockpiled goods and commodities for production. These large compartmentalized and segregated chemical storage lockers can keep a very large quantity of goods and materials, so you don’t have to worry about running out and stopping the assembly line waiting for more.
