These references support specific subjects in the library. An organization’s page can describe its own guidance or framework without establishing every claim about the wider topic. Read the source directly, check its date and jurisdiction, and distinguish its documented advice from our illustrative planning exercises. Linking to a source does not imply a partnership or endorsement of the organization’s other positions.
Primary source references
Digital Inquiry Group
Civic Online Reasoning resources frame questions about who is behind information, what evidence supports it, and what other sources say. Used in the defense podcast listening guide.
Visit the original sourceNATO: deterrence and defence
An institutional description of NATO’s approach, including the relationship between capabilities, forces, preparation, and support. It is not a neutral ranking of every country’s armed forces.
Visit the original sourceSuzy Lamplugh Trust
Public personal safety guidance covering journeys, awareness, and practical arrangements. Our everyday planning article uses it as a starting point while keeping individual circumstances and limitations visible.
Visit the original sourceFederal Trade Commission
Consumer guidance on updates, passwords, authentication, and verification of unexpected messages. Used as the factual foundation of the cyber defense starter checklist.
Visit the original sourceNATO: civilian resilience
The alliance’s account of civil preparedness, essential services, and resilience. Our article distinguishes this institutional framework from personal obligations and household planning suggestions.
Visit the original sourceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Public-health guidance addressing prevention and secure firearm storage. Used for the distinction between putting a firearm out of sight and preventing unauthorized access.
Visit the original sourceNational Shooting Sports Foundation
An industry trade association’s firearm safety principles. The course-selection article references safety responsibilities, while keeping credential checks and course questions as editorial planning prompts.
Visit the original sourceProtectUK
UK RUN HIDE TELL public guidance for a firearms or weapons attack. The knife awareness article preserves the emergency context and does not treat it as a physical training method.
Visit the original sourceU.S. Center for SafeSport
Parent resources for understanding safer sport environments. Scope matters: these resources do not certify every martial arts school or replace checks with the relevant local governing body.
Visit the original sourceAmerican Red Cross
Guidance for discussing, writing, and practicing an emergency plan. Used for household contacts, meeting arrangements, and agreed responsibilities, not predictions about a particular emergency.
Visit the original sourceLess overthinking.
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