Civil defense was much mocked by the left, but did make much sense. Of course it’s not going to help with a close hit, but if a nuke lands 5 or 10 miles away then you have better prospects of survival. Ofc they love to say, “the survivors will envy the dead.” But would you like to have a chance, or not?
Of dying from radiation poisoning? No!!!
But I’m no physics genius. I don’t know what factors into getting/not getting it.
Like how far away the blast needs to be, the strength of the nuke, etc.