How far away do you need to be from DC to be safe from a nuclear attack?
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Anonymous
| Ok, I just ordered Potassium Iodide. Amazon will not deliver it until next week. Seriously, should we leave the area? I've been working all day and not watching the news and this thread is making me panic. |
Anonymous
Agree |
Anonymous
Typo. Don't usually write out iodide. |
Anonymous
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Why would you want to survive a nuclear war?
Option 1: you're alive, and then suddenly you're not, with no fear or dread or pain Option 2: you spend the rest of your life sick and dying It's a no-brainer for me. |
Anonymous
Japan survived and is doing well today. |
Anonymous
This. I am 55 freaking years old. The days when I might have scratched out a living in a nuclear winter are past. Post-apocalypse living is a young person's game. Maybe my kids will make it, but they'll get further without me dragging them down. |
Agree and appreciate this post for a moment of levity.
Anonymous
Same. This must be a Gen X attitude. Life has been nice but we all die and I'm cool with a quick ending, especially over living in a post-nuclear world. We'll be getting high in the epicenter and laughing at the absurdity of it all, while the Boomers, Millennials and Gen Xers fight each other to survive. It would be so fitting. |
Anonymous
Curious how much crossover there is between the people who are now panicking about nuclear war and those who have spent the last two years hiding in their basement from covid. Is this just a function of being caught up in a fear driven mentality? |
Anonymous
don’t panic. This type odd thread attracts alarmists. If Russia even thinks about sending a missile our way, our nuclear submariners will obliviate Russia before they have time to push the button. Or so I’ve been told (by a nuclear submariner.) In any case, there’s zero you can do about any of it, and panicking is the least helpful thing. Go on living your life—any day could be your last, so keep living with that in mind. A car wreck, aneurism, or psycho with a gun could take you out on any Tuesday afternoon. Russia is the least of your worries. |
Anonymous
That sounds like a horse paste kinda deal. Same vein. |
Anonymous
From the CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/emergencies/ki.htm#:~:text=potassium%20iodide)%3F-,What%20is%20Potassium%20Iodide%20(KI)%3F,most%20sensitive%20to%20radioactive%20iodine. |
Anonymous
| We’ve discussed it and we’re leaving on Saturday. We found an AirBnB in Covington, VA, about 4 hours from DC. We’ve booked it for 21 days… I guess if there’s an attack it won’t matter at that point and we’ll just stay there. There’s not much around it, and it’s miles and miles from anywhere that would seem even remotely important. Closest “city” is Roanoke, and that’s almost 45 miles away. That seems like the best we can do on short notice. We both WFH and are familiar enough with home schooling thanks to the pandemic that I think the kids will be ok for a while. They’re too young to really understand this, so as long as they’ve got stuff to keep them occupied I think they’ll manage ok….. I never believed we’d be in a mess like this a year ago. It’s just inconceivable. I just can’t even fathom it. |
Anonymous
Directly from the CDC "KI (potassium iodide) is a salt of stable (not radioactive) iodine that can help block radioactive iodine from being absorbed by the thyroid gland, thus protecting this gland from radiation injury. The thyroid gland is the part of the body that is most sensitive to radioactive iodine. People should take KI (potassium iodide) only on the advice of public health or emergency management officials. There are health risks associated with taking KI." It's definitely not BS but should only be taken in an emergency. |
Anonymous
Still sounds like horse paste and fish tank cleaner and injecting bleach. Nuttery. |
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