All part of the ‘absorption’ strategy eh Barry?
bttt
Civil Defense and a prepared public is a good idea.
They know something they are not telling us. Not good.
They are worried about being seen as alarmist? Nearly everthing that has come out from this pos administration has been caricatured a crisis.
Or stand behind a fat Democrat like Debbie Stabenow and let her take the initial flash.
IIRC Three feet of wet dirt stops the initial gamma ray burst and several inches of air or a sheet of paper stop Alpha & Beta radiation.
http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/rp/factsheets/factsheets-htm/fs3ion.htm
Filter your air and eat/drink from covered sources and you will survive...
IF the initial blast, flying debris & resultant fires don’t get you. But, that “IF” is the same for conventional bombing & shelling.
Back in the ‘70s there was a USMC instructor at the NBC Warfare (nuclear, biological & chemical) school married to a Japanese lady. She had been a one year old infant in a bomb shelter near Ground Zero at Hiroshima (perhaps Nagasaki) when the bo,b was dropped. She survived and all their children were normal.
Change back to the early 1960s you can believe in!
True, except that the initial pulse of IR and UV (not to mention the neutrons) tends to have done its damage before you have the time to think, "Oooh, I better get behind something!" Kind of like being shot with a rifle: the hit comes first, THEN the sound.
And while you're slowly coming to realize that you've just been fried in your tracks, then comes the blast wave, and whatever you were just hiding behind falls in your lap.
Missing in the article is the necessity of having a reserve supply of food at hand, perhaps two month’s worth (a year would be better, of course).
That’s one message the government could get out without alarming anybody.
Rodger Lodger: I was never an optimist for the human race -- although I admire it greatly and am rather fond of it -- but the banality of again worrying about atomic war offends my sense of grandeur.
barbaranyc: Oh, good more fear. I guess that will take our minds off the extension of tax cuts for the rich.
Recalling some old info. There are three types of radiation alpha, beta, and gamma. Gamma radiation is very short electromagnetic radiation which penetrates materials. So take cover in basements, subways, any substantial structures if you are close to the detonation. Alpha and beta radiation are short range. If caught outside, breath thru a filter of some type, shower and change clothes as soon as possible. Beta radiation is worse if you breath it.
if possible, before the flash (never look at a flash, never look in that direction until the shock wave passes) cover exposed skin to prevent burns. Roll down your sleeves, turn up your collars, etc. As I recall, the intestines are particularly sensitive to radiation damag, so have materials on hand to replace the bacteria in the your gut and for diarreah.
Pray to God that it never happens, but prepare for the worst.
Just what is “survival” after a nuclear attack? Burnt skin and dying of cancer 10 years later?
I have a bunch of civil defense radiation meters from the 60’s. Sure they work, but you have to get them calibrated and the total cost is a lot. Plus they’re ancient.
I’d really like to see a new ‘consumer’ level geiger setup that can go up to 500rads or so like the old ones at a reasonable cost.
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The aftermath will be less than pleasant, to be sure.
Duck and Cover coming from Barry’s mouth would be oh-so reassuring! /sarc
As usual, it's all about me. What are the lives of a few million people compared to the reputation of Hussein the Great?
