Posted on 04/26/2017 7:50:05 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The invective is seen as overblown by American weapons experts, who believe Pyongyang is likely a few years from having the capability of firing a nuclear-equipped missile that can reach the U.S. mainland.
Yet some leading emergency response planners view the persistent menace of North Korea as a new opportunity: reason to alert the American public that a limited nuclear attack can be survivable, with a few precautions.
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Officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Department of Homeland Security say the nuclear safety directives are available, including online at Ready.gov, but they have not broadcast them more widely. Asked about spreading the word beyond the website, a FEMA spokesperson emailed a terse response: "At this time time there are no specific plans to do any messaging on this topic."
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"There is a lot of fatalism on this subject, the feeling that there will be untold death and destruction and there is nothing to be done," said Irwin Redlener, director of Columbia University's National Center for Disaster Preparedness. "But the thing that is frustrating for me is that, with some very simple public messaging, we could save hundreds of thousands of lives in a nuclear detonation."
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(North Korea's past nuclear tests have been far smaller, with the largest an estimated 10 kilotons, less than either of the atomic bombs used on Japan in World War II). Radioactive fallout would be carried miles by the jet stream and surface winds. While little might be done for immediate blast victims, researchers say that the public's response will be crucial.
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"The goal is to put as many walls and as much concrete, brick and soil between you and the radioactive material outside." The site recommends staying inside for at least 24 hours, unless authorities recommend coming out sooner.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...
My plan is to climb inside the fridge and ride the blast out. If it’s good enough for Harrison Ford, it’s good enough for me.
What Should You Do in Case of Nuclear Attack?
Thank Obama for making Nuclear War a Reality??
Running is only advised during a Godzilla attack
Robert Heinlein pointed out that there is no such thing as a nuclear bomb shelter, only a fallout shelter (for all practical purposes, obvious exceptions such as Cheyenne mountain)
I remember those, all through the 60’s we had “Air Raid Drills” in school every month. In 1971 after the earthquake in Los Angeles they were transformed in to Earthquake Drills.
Most people don’t even know that there are Air Raid Sirens strategically placed on top of Mountains surrounding Los Angeles that can be Heard EVERYWHERE!!!
Hell I don’t think I have heard them since 1971??
We have no real civil defense plan
The subject seems to be taboo when it comes to mancausec disaster
Shelter and water - vital
There is a history channel movie on YouTube called “The Day After Disaster” for those who want to think about planning for an isolated nuke attack on a major city
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WCme_K6MYLY
Tile your bathroom and duck and cover inside it. The tile will protect you from the heat blast. That’s how one survivor of Hiroshima avoided being cooked alive.
>>Tile your bathroom and duck and cover inside it. <<
That would be one FAST tile job!
I used to do this in elementary school while thinking I was about 35 miles from a city probably on a target list and wondering what we’d actually survive
In the army, they taught us to lie face down on the ground, steel pots towards the blast...fingers in ears...wait for the blast to go by...keep fingers in ears until backblast comes back over you.
Then get out your laminated card on reporting a nuclear blast, and radio in the details (because portable radios always work after a nuclear blast) - airburst/groundburst, location, etc.
We actually trained for an entire day on this.
People have this mistaken impression of radioactive fallout being this sort of x-ray like thing that will get you no matter what, but for most it will be radioactive dust particles. Sealing exterior doors and windows with damp cloth taped over the inside and keeping outside air from getting inside should be fairly effective in a limited nuclear blast, for those outside the blast zone. If you’re in it, then all bets are off unless you’ve got reinforced shelter, etc. I don’t mean to minimize this but a lot of what people assume is based upon Cold War era all-out nuclear war.
Thank Clinton and his UN buddy Hans Blix
In many parts of the country, those sirens still go off frequently, and are maintained...tornado warning.
LMAO.
People used to make fun of Homeland Secretary Tom Ridge and his plastic sheeting and duct tape recommendations ...
Easy for every suburban home to have on hand
Plus water collection and purification
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