“As if the average American has a license or a radio.”
Maybe not, but there are enough ham radio operators with gear that every neighborhood should be able to have communications of some kind.
I get your point, but don't believe there are enough operators to cover every neighborhood in the US. That said, they could be a communication point if more Americans bought them. Too bad Radio Shack is defunct, bet their sales for ham radios would be going through the roof as well as their stock.
I just read that the rich elite are waiting in line to have bomb shelters built at enormous cost. Plus many of the freeze-dried foods suppliers like Mountain House are running low on inventory.
I'm going to laugh my as off when Putin makes an agreement with Ukraine and NO nukes go off.