What happens if Washington goes dark? ☢️ Picture this: It’s 3:00 AM. The red phone rings. The sirens wail. In a matter of minutes, the elected government is gone. Who picks up the pieces? In this episode, we crack open the classified files of the Continuity of Government (COG) program. We aren’t just talking about the Designated Survivor sitting alone in a secure room while the President gives the State of the Union. We are diving deep into the terrifying, brilliant, and highly controversial machinery designed to keep the state alive even when the world is ending. From the hollowed-out granite halls of Raven Rock (the "Underground Pentagon") to the Cold War-era "Floating White House," we expose where the power really goes when disaster strikes. We’ll take you on a global tour, comparing how countries like Russia, Australia, and Denmark hide their leaders, versus the American approach to doomsday. But here is the twist that will keep you up at night: Is the person in charge actually the one you voted for? We uncover the "Trumanite Network"—a shadowy group of unelected, high-level bureaucrats in the intelligence and military sectors who may hold the real keys to the kingdom. We also break down the mysterious Presidential Emergency Action Documents (PEADs)—secret executive orders drafted decades ago that could suspend the Constitution and grant total power to a "stand-in" government with the stroke of a pen. Is it a necessary safeguard for national survival, or the blueprint for a Shadow Government coup? 🎧 Tune in now to find out who really runs the world when the lights go out. Topics Covered: Continuity of Government, The Trumanite Network, PEADs, Raven Rock, Nuclear Bunkers, Designated Survivor, National Security, US History, Government Secrets. [Listen, Subscribe, and Share before this episode gets redacted!]