How far away do you need to be from DC to be safe from a nuclear attack?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

What was the deciding factor? I would like to leave for a bit as well and I’m trying to convince my spouse. We may leave out of the country if need be.

[Anonymous]

I guess this is the residual benefit of being GenX and growing up in DC. I (a) am not worried and (b) have always thought it better to die in the initial attack than survive and die slowly from radiation poisoning, starvation, etc. As a kid growing up in the Cold War, I actually thought about all this a lot.

I also think it unlikely that Putin would actually use nuclear weapons. I could be wrong, but the cost to the country that uses them is too great.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You want to find a fallout shelter. There are more fallout shelters in DC than anywhere else in the US. If you aren't able to you want to go into a cave or a mine. FYI you also want to buy potassium iodine pills to protect your thyroid from cancer. Stay there for 14 days.

Potassium iodide. Science.

That sounds like a horse paste kinda deal. Same vein.

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.

Still sounds like horse paste and fish tank cleaner and injecting bleach. Nuttery.

How? Those are unproven treatments while this is a proven treatment for hopefully an event that never comes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

What was the deciding factor? I would like to leave for a bit as well and I’m trying to convince my spouse. We may leave out of the country if need be.

I just had a discussion with my cousin tonight about leaving the country and going where we have a second citizenship for a few weeks. We're on the fence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

What was the deciding factor? I would like to leave for a bit as well and I’m trying to convince my spouse. We may leave out of the country if need be.

I just had a discussion with my cousin tonight about leaving the country and going where we have a second citizenship for a few weeks. We're on the fence.

We have an actual house in a different country so yes I agree with you. We are blessed to have options. Wish you all best with your decision!

[Anonymous]

Forget it people there are twenty targets within four hours of Washington. Half of them you’ve heard of but are too dumb to realize the strategic value.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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.

What was the deciding factor? I would like to leave for a bit as well and I’m trying to convince my spouse. We may leave out of the country if need be.

I just had a discussion with my cousin tonight about leaving the country and going where we have a second citizenship for a few weeks. We're on the fence.

On the plus side with all of the paranoids allegedly fleeing the area maybe we can start to shed more of the heightened covid restrictions and move more in line with the rest of the country

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

What was the deciding factor? I would like to leave for a bit as well and I’m trying to convince my spouse. We may leave out of the country if need be.

What Putin said yesterday. Or rather, how he looked when he said it. Something’s up with him. He’s changed somehow. He’s always been a monster, but even his eyes look different now. Like he just doesn’t care. He got backed into a corner and started a war to save face. Now I think he knows it’s all going to fall apart, and I really do think he’ll launch missiles out of sheer spite. If he’s going to lose, why not take the world down with him, kinda deal. I wonder if he has a terminal illness? I don’t know, but we’re getting out. If nothing comes of it, well the worst thing is that we paid for 3 weeks in a shabby looking 2 bedroom cabin in the middle of nowhere. I’ll take that gamble.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:At minimum outside the beltway. Was it WaPo who did article circa 2015 with maps showing radiation cloud possibilities? I figured back then I would have 5 minutes ish to get into a basement or the center of a tall building. Looked like greatest possibility would be for radiation to blow east or northeast. Seems logical because weather normally moves in that direction. I think you're supposed to stay bunkered 2 days. Not certain on number of days

That was for a dirty bomb, not an actual nuke.

Oh. Thanks for pointing that out (I'm serious, good to know)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Forget it people there are twenty targets within four hours of Washington. Half of them you’ve heard of but are too dumb to realize the strategic value.

Ok, enlighten us please mr smartypants. Mansplain it to use like we’re at the water cooler and you’re holding court.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

Jeff did this person post from the us?

[Anonymous]

I live in Ashburn right near all of the data centers. We are definitely toast.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

What was the deciding factor? I would like to leave for a bit as well and I’m trying to convince my spouse. We may leave out of the country if need be.

What Putin said yesterday. Or rather, how he looked when he said it. Something’s up with him. He’s changed somehow. He’s always been a monster, but even his eyes look different now. Like he just doesn’t care. He got backed into a corner and started a war to save face. Now I think he knows it’s all going to fall apart, and I really do think he’ll launch missiles out of sheer spite. If he’s going to lose, why not take the world down with him, kinda deal. I wonder if he has a terminal illness? I don’t know, but we’re getting out. If nothing comes of it, well the worst thing is that we paid for 3 weeks in a shabby looking 2 bedroom cabin in the middle of nowhere. I’ll take that gamble.

Thanks for replying to me. I truly wish you and your family the best!

I agree, the worst that can happen is we get to enjoy a long vacation with our loved ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

Jeff did this person post from the us?

Who is Jeff?

[Anonymous]

The fact that some of you are packing up and running away is just hilarious.