Preparing to Survive in the Age of Collapse

Political, Military, Foreign Policy, and Preparedness Reforms Vital for Our Survival

Drew Miller

• Publisher: Skyhorse
• Year: 2026
• eBook ISBN:
  9781510785892
• Subtopic: American Government

Preparing to Survive in the Age of Collapse is not just a wake-up call: it’s a survival blueprint to make it through what lies ahead.

We have entered “The Age of Collapse,” an era where mankind will suffer severe disasters because of new technologies, such as bioengineering, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and our fragile economic system, irresponsible government, and dependent, unprepared population.

Written by Dr. Drew Miller, a former intelligence officer, retired Air Force Colonel, Department of Defense analyst, and Harvard PhD, this book delivers credible, unfiltered warnings about the grave threats facing America today. From AI being weaponized by rogue states and terrorists to an imminent H5N1 pandemic, from the risk of civil war in a politically fractured nation to China’s looming invasion of Taiwan that could lead to nuclear conflict, the threats are real, immediate, and potentially catastrophic.

Unlike mainstream reporting that ignores these dangers, Dr. Miller's book presents a blunt, evidence-based analysis of current collapse threats. Readers will learn how advanced AI will create weapons of mass destruction, how our political dysfunction and unconstitutional governance have left us exposed, and why collapse is not just possible, but inevitable. 

But this book isn’t just about warning—it’s about action. It offers practical advice on prepping, bug-out planning, civil defense, and using tools like the Collapse Survivor App to stay informed. It also proposes bold reforms to restore constitutional limits and get responsible government back to prepare for collapse disasters. Controversial reform proposals include banning legislators from having civil defense protection not afforded to all citizens, revoking the US promise to defend Taiwan, and allying with China in a global alliance to prevent super-intelligent AGI that could exterminate humanity.

Living in the Age of Collapse with repeated Weapons of Mass Destruction attacks and collapse disasters will initially cause tremendous fatalities and devastation until we have prepared. . . but we can adapt . . . and if we reform foreign and military policies, switch to more rural living, sustainable farming, and local production, change human behavior, the Age of Collapse could actually provide a higher quality of life and better planet than we have now.

This book proposes a way to prepare for the Age of Collapse and save humanity.  For everyone who wants to survive, Preparing to Survive in the Age of Collapse is essential reading.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half-Title Page
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Contents
• Executive Summary
• Chapter One: We Have Entered the “Age of Collapse”
• Chapter Two: The Probability of Collapse is High and Rising
• Chapter Three: Lessons from “Dark Winter” and Past Disasters
• Chapter Four: Why Isn’t the Government Warning Citizens, or Preparing for a Collapse?
• Chapter Five: The “Perverted Triangle”—The Worst Threat to Americans
• Chapter Six: The Government is Working to Kill Us
• Chapter Seven: Developing and Prioritizing Collapse Recovery Capabilities
• Chapter Eight: People Must Become Preppers to Survive the Age of Collapse
• Chapter Nine: Organizations Without Collapse Survival Preparations Will Not Survive
• Chapter Ten: How Foreign Policy and National Security Strategies Must Adapt
• Chapter Eleven: To Save the United States, We Must Stay Out of China’s Civil War with Taiwan
• Chapter Twelve: We Must Have Strong Regulations and Absolute Control Over AI
• Chapter Thirteen: The Divided United States is in an Early Stage of Civil War
• Chapter Fourteen: Political Reforms Are Required to Return Limited Government Focused on Proper Role of Defending Citizens
• Chapter Fifteen: Is the United States in the Final Stage of Civilization Collapse?
• Chapter Sixteen: Will Nation-States with Free Citizens, Authoritarian Dictators, or Warlords Rule in the Age of Collapse?
• Chapter Seventeen: Civil Disobedience is Justified to Stop Irresponsible, Unconstitutional Government that is Working to Kill Us
• Chapter Eighteen: Unless Governments Achieve Strong Controls of AI, Civil Disobedience is Vital to Stop AI
• Chapter Nineteen: Achieving Peace, Freedom, and Quality of Life in the Age of Collapse
• List of Terms and Acronyms
• About the Author
• Endnotes and Webnotes