France’s government has issued an emergency directive, ordering citizens to hoard food and brace for World War 3 by year’s end, as outlined in a stark 20-page survival guide packed with tips for facing terror attacks, pandemics, cyber threats, and even nuclear fallout. Meanwhile, the U.S. has spent over a decade sneering at preppers, branding them terrorists and selfish hoarders—ironic now that France is sounding the alarm. Back in 2012, a National Guard whistleblower warned that “doomsday preppers will be treated as terrorists,” while one prepper found himself marooned in Hawaii after landing on a no-fly list that same year. If the prime minister approves the 20-pages of prepper paraphernalia, it will be unleashed on every household in France before summer and will direct citizens to be in possession of a so-called ‘survival kit’.

The literature promotes the supposedly terroristic practices of possessing emergency supplies, including six liters of water, a dozen cans of food, a flashlight and batteries in case the power grid goes down. It even alleges preppers should be in possession of basic medical supplies.