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A nuclear attack would most likely target one of these 6 US cities — but experts say none of them are prepared
Business Insider at Yahooooo ^ | December 18, 2019 | Business Insider (Aria Bendix)

Posted on 12/18/2019 12:32:40 PM PST by SaveFerris

A nuclear attack on US soil would most likely target one of six cities: New York, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Washington, DC.

But public-health experts say any of those cities would struggle to provide emergency services to the wounded.

The cities also no longer have designated fallout shelters to protect people from radiation.

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The chance that a nuclear bomb would strike a US city is slim, but nuclear experts say it's not out of the question.

A nuclear attack in a large metropolitan area is one of the 15 disaster scenarios for which the US Federal Emergency Management Agency has an emergency strategy. The agency's plan involves deploying first responders, providing immediate shelter for evacuees, and decontaminating victims who have been exposed to radiation.

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To: SaveFerris
"EXPERTS DAY none of them are prepared"

well, they could start with the following, as it wouldn't cost that much and would be just as effective as any other "planning" for a nuclear attack:


181 posted on 12/18/2019 3:38:22 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: A Navy Vet
Glad to see Pres. Trumps vision of a Space Force being realized. That's where the next cold war will occur. That is a fact I reluctantly conclude. It is not cheap for one thing. But if we could see nuclear propulsion as a means of dispensing all our waste into outer space maybe liberals would support it.

On second thought, no, for their motivation is rebellion against basically sound government and gaining control instead thru control, and thus they do not want nuke electrical generation either.

182 posted on 12/18/2019 3:45:19 PM PST by daniel1212 ( Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
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To: American in Israel
Seattle will be on the list to close our last nuclear sub base in the Pacific.

And how many yards can service nuke carriers?

Who makes these lists.

It has to be btter than this: This Russian nuke ‘hit list’ includes bases that have been closed for years

183 posted on 12/18/2019 3:48:01 PM PST by daniel1212 ( Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
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To: patriotfury; SkyPilot; Roman_War_Criminal; null and void; metmom; Mom MD; Karliner; Syncro; ...

[I am sure this causes the Israelis to sleep better at night.]

The whole world (essentially) will eventually come against Israel.

It’s just a matter of time.

The whole world is in for the surprise of their lives when they do. /preaching to the choir

Of course, they don’t believe it.

They will. Too late for them, but they will.

Laugh, unbelieving world. Laugh. Laugh now. You won’t later.


184 posted on 12/18/2019 3:48:48 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: patriotfury

I know you already know that, BTW.

For the thread.


185 posted on 12/18/2019 3:50:21 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: carriage_hill

What is the common chemical to have to help off-set radiation poisoning?


186 posted on 12/18/2019 3:55:40 PM PST by Exit148
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To: SaveFerris; Sacajaweau

[ And exactly how do you prepare? ]
1) move far away from those cities.
2) soda and popcorn. Lawn chair.
3) watch the horizon glow.


187 posted on 12/18/2019 3:55:53 PM PST by Redcitizen (Tagline not secure.)
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To: Sacajaweau

You can’t prepare, but our inept and impotent gov’t is actually facilitating this if it ever happens.


188 posted on 12/18/2019 3:56:52 PM PST by Roman_War_Criminal (Like Enoch, Noah, & Lot, the True Church will soon be removed & then destruction comes forth.)
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To: Exit148

Iodine


189 posted on 12/18/2019 3:57:33 PM PST by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! Merry Christmas! In God We Trust! Hi)
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https://www.trueactivist.com/9-natural-ways-to-offset-the-damage-of-radiation-poisoning/


190 posted on 12/18/2019 3:58:46 PM PST by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! Merry Christmas! In God We Trust! Hi)
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To: daniel1212

Mare Island is out, LA is gone too, nothing in Hawaii. Only Brimmerton 8s left and it has an inland passage.


191 posted on 12/18/2019 4:00:43 PM PST by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: Exit148

Iodine - KI (potassium iodide) is what we were issued when TMI melted down, many years ago.


192 posted on 12/18/2019 4:03:19 PM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: SaveFerris

How does one prepare to be nuked??????


193 posted on 12/18/2019 4:03:42 PM PST by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: BaylorDad

That’s what people don’t get who mock desk drills. It was for people like you who were a survivable distance outside of the blast zone. Kids were under desks to protect them from flying glass from the shockwave. And to give little kids a sense of security and the sense that the adults were in control of the situation.


194 posted on 12/18/2019 4:06:11 PM PST by Rastus
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To: Don W

I thought the Soviets got scared of the 100 megatons and made it to “only” yield 50 megatons?


195 posted on 12/18/2019 4:11:30 PM PST by Redcitizen (Tagline not secure.)
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To: metmom

well...


196 posted on 12/18/2019 4:21:35 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Roccus

My dad had one of those in the 70s, I bet it’s still somewhere in the house. What’s the price on ebay, lol?


197 posted on 12/18/2019 4:22:06 PM PST by nicollo (I said no!)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Ironically this morning a homeless guy died on then steps of City Hall East,


198 posted on 12/18/2019 4:42:21 PM PST by olesigh
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To: combat_boots; carriage_hill

Ah, yes! Iodine- potassium iodide. I knew it was something simple, but forgot. Thanks!

I live 12 miles -the way a bird flys- from NYC. Probably OK here, but just the thought of a nuclear attack anywhere is unsettling.


199 posted on 12/18/2019 4:42:39 PM PST by Exit148
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To: Exit148

Sure thing.

We have a young friend who’s an AJ fan in a BIG way. We got a bottle of iodine drops from him.


200 posted on 12/18/2019 4:44:16 PM PST by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! Merry Christmas! In God We Trust! Hi)
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