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If a nuclear bomb exploded in downtown Washington, what should you do?
The Week ^
| April 14, 2014
Posted on 04/14/2014 6:13:21 AM PDT by stevie_d_64
Funny question in the headline, yes?
But since President Obama worries more about the threat of terrorists' improvised nuclear device going off in a major American city than anything Russia can throw at us, I was wondering if the government had deigned to share with us citizens any tips for, you know, surviving something their own intelligence points to as the likeliest unlikely Black Swan event.
Well, no. And yes.
No — very few people in Washington, D.C., who work for the government have any idea what they would do if a 10-kiloton nuclear device exploded at the intersection of 16th and K streets.
You can always look to movies to figure this stuff out, right? And in movies, since nuclear radiation is BAD, the thing to do is to get away from it as quickly as possible. In the movies, electronics are fried, too, the response is chaotic, and hundreds of thousands of people die.
Interestingly enough, though, the government has done quite a bit of work to figure out what exactly would happen if a suitcase nuke — which, I know, doesn't really exist, but, for the sake of this example, bear with me — actually did explode a few blocks from the White House.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: bomb; fallout; nuclear; preparedness; response; terrorist
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To: stevie_d_64
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posted on
04/14/2014 6:15:19 AM PDT
by
Obadiah
(I like Krabby Patties.)
To: stevie_d_64
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posted on
04/14/2014 6:15:25 AM PDT
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Mr. K
(If you like your constitution, you can keep it...Period. PALIN/CRUZ 2016)
To: stevie_d_64
Shrug. Then go about my business.
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04/14/2014 6:16:11 AM PDT
by
EricT.
(Everything not forbidden is compulsory.)
To: stevie_d_64
I would hope that Congress, the Supreme Court, the president and vice president were all in town.
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04/14/2014 6:16:26 AM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Haven't you lost enough freedoms? Support an end to the WOD now.)
To: stevie_d_64
Thank the Lord.....................
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04/14/2014 6:16:28 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(LIberal is an oxymoron......................)
To: stevie_d_64
My action would not be required.
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posted on
04/14/2014 6:16:46 AM PDT
by
mountainlion
(Live well for those that did not make it back.)
To: stevie_d_64
What difference does it make.
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04/14/2014 6:17:10 AM PDT
by
VRWC For Truth
(Roberts has perverted the Constitution)
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04/14/2014 6:17:33 AM PDT
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dfwgator
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04/14/2014 6:17:37 AM PDT
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CrazyIvan
(Obama phones= Bread and circuits.)
To: stevie_d_64
Keep doing what I’m doing.
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04/14/2014 6:17:50 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
04/14/2014 6:18:33 AM PDT
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CrazyIvan
(Obama phones= Bread and circuits.)
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04/14/2014 6:18:43 AM PDT
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Sooth2222
("Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself." M.Twain)
To: stevie_d_64; KC_Lion
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posted on
04/14/2014 6:19:23 AM PDT
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Norm Lenhart
(How's that 'lesser evil' workin' out for ya?)
To: stevie_d_64
throw a barbecue ?
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04/14/2014 6:19:34 AM PDT
by
TexasFreeper2009
(Obama lied .. the economy died.)
To: stevie_d_64
I’m not ready to divulge what I would do at this point.
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04/14/2014 6:19:50 AM PDT
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demshateGod
(The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
To: stevie_d_64
re: If a nuclear bomb exploded in downtown Washington, what should you do?
Cheer!
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posted on
04/14/2014 6:20:12 AM PDT
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Tupelo
(I feel more like Philip Nolan every day)
To: stevie_d_64
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posted on
04/14/2014 6:20:21 AM PDT
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dfwgator
To: stevie_d_64
Mow my yard? Till the garden? Decide what to BBQ for dinner tonight?
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04/14/2014 6:21:02 AM PDT
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Beagle8U
(Unions are an Affirmative Action program for Slackers! .)
To: stevie_d_64
I would courageously and selflessly attempt to shed a tear.....to no avail.
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04/14/2014 6:21:08 AM PDT
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liberalh8ter
(The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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