What to do in case of nuclear attack in DC
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Anonymous
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There is a 2014 report that examines what to do, although it seems to have been taken offline (or perhaps there is an updated version but I don't see it). It's linked from here (but to a broken link):
https://theweek.com/articles/447885/nuclear-bomb-exploded-downtown-washington-what-should Given that Europe is running low on iodine pills already, I'm not beyond putting a few plans together just in case. Does anyone happen to have a decent resource for the lay person? I'm not really interested in the exact risk assessment, only what to do to protect ourselves. Apologies if there is already a discussion on this somewhere. |
Anonymous
| If you are in DC, there is nothing you can do. You probably won't even know when it happens. |
Anonymous
Absolutely useless article. It depends on what size bomb is dropped. Modern day bombs are thousands times more powerful than the ones we dropped in Japan (which was only 15 KT or so) |
Anonymous
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Other cities, if bombed, would likely get an air burst detonation to maximize casualties, which means a wider damage radius, but lower fallout. The bombs dropped on DC and the Pentagon will be ground burst, because their job is to disrupt military command and control networks. That means a smaller blast radius but much, much worse fallout. Depending on prevailing winds, you'd be looking at a 10-50 mile plume of fallout deposition where no one would be able to leave their homes for 3-4 weeks or else they'd receive a lethal dose of radiation. That area would not be inhabitable again in our lifetimes. It'd be like the Chernobyl exclusion zone.
Personally, and I say this with all seriousness, if one nuke goes off in Europe, I'm getting on the next flight to Argentina, because the Northern Hemisphere is going to be in for some rough times, and huge swaths of it would become uninhabitable. |
Anonymous
This. |
Anonymous
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lmao.
why would you WANT to live? Even if you lived, the rest of the country (and planet) would turn into a radioactive waste land. There would be no potable water anywhere not contaminated with radiation. Even if you did manage somehow to find water, you'd have to fight people to death for any remaining food. This is of course you can even survive and not magically get radiation poisoning. Trust me, you'd much rather die in the initial blast than from radiation poisoning. If the US ever got nuked, it wouldn't make sense for the attacker to ONLY launch one or two nukes directed at say NYC and DC. You'd have to try to cripple the US so that we couldn't retaliate. That means launching 10, 20, 30, 40+ nukes to cover the entire land area of the US in order to try to decapitate leadership. They'd also set off nukes high up to trigger an EMP that'd wipe out the power grid. There'd be no where to hide from nuclear winter and deadly fall out. Just die. |
Anonymous
You’re not yourself without a Snickers. |
Anonymous
| Apparently the iodine pills are not needed if you are over 40 bc the point of them is to thwart thyroid cancer |
Anonymous
Thanks..it's off my to-do list. |
Anonymous
| I wouldn't want to live through a nuclear war. |
Anonymous
| I'll be kissing my butt goodbye. Then eating anything yummy we have in the house and praying for my last few weeks (days, minutes) on earth. It is what it is if you live in the DC area and aren't the President or VP. |
Anonymous
| Duck and cover under a desk and while in that position, kiss your ass goodbye. |
Anonymous
| Forget iodine, you’ll want cyanide. |
Anonymous
| If you have read Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road” you’ll want to run toward the explosion and put yourself out of your misery. |