I try not to get too paranoid, not to dig too much into "what might happen with 1% probablity", and enjoy my life not letting these worries about unlikely things eat into it. So far I've been having a blast with all the US travel I had done, and I had faced a lot of dangerous situations in these trips to remote areas but I don't sit and worry about it unnecessary. When things happen - if they happen - I deal with them.How can you be so sure?
One thing that makes me think you might be right is that the Jewish schmittah year just started.... when they are supposed to let things lie fallow for a year...
One thing that makes me think otherwise is that 'maintain momentum' is a core military principle...
Why wouldn't they step things up?
Apocalypsis you described has negligeable probability. It's not about what might happen, it's about the probability of it happening.
There's higher probability I get killed driving on the mountain highway next week, yet I still drive.