[nothingnew]

We've pretty much known there are no provisions for civilians, for a long time now.

Exactly...me kneelin' against the brick wall with my head between my knees at my old grammar school (circa 1956) ain't gonna save my head or my arse...DUH!

FMCDH

[RightWhale]

Quick! Under your desk! Keep your back to the windows and cover your head with your arms. And no talking.

No talking during a nuclear attack.

[dasboot]

I have this interesting book, "Nuclear War Survival Skills" by Cresson Kearny, published by Oak Ridge Laboratory in 1979.

It points out that in the former USSR and China, civil defense preparations have been such that about 80% of their population would survive all-out nuclear attack. We don't do so well in the estimates.

The point of the book is that nuke war is a thing which can be survived--it just takes knowledge and preparation. Under present circumstances, you're going to have to take care of yourself. You might want to get this US Govt. publication. It provides instructions for simple shelters, sanitary devices, air circulation pumps, and radiation detectors you can make from soup cans and tinfoil...real McGuyver stuff.

[Califreeper]

What??? You weren't told to "drop" under your desk??? That's what they told US here in L.A. Unified back in the fifties. Oh, and we were told to put our backs to the windows, too. Yeah, that'll help!