The world is moving closer to disaster

http://investmentwatchblog.com/defcon-fails-to-raise-the-nuclear-threat-level/

Indeed. Every second that elapses we are closer to the end.

But that has been true since the beginning of time.

I have always wondered what good gold would do me if civilization broke down.

Would I go to McDonalds with my gold bar and shave off a few filings for my Big Mac? Would they have little scales at the counter instead of a card reader?