How far away do you need to be from DC to be safe from a nuclear attack?
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Anonymous
Did you watch the press conference???? Things are getting really scary really fast. |
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There's actually some "science" on this because it's a consideration in the secure data hosting industry. Here's a datacenter in Harrisonburg, VA that advertises how it's outside the 50-mile "blast radius" of DC:
https://www.datacentermap.com/usa/virginia/harrisonburg/qts-harrisonburg.html It seems like 50 miles away from the center is a good measure to use. You can be there in an hour _if_ traffic is OK and it's not everyone else doing the same thing. At least with Harrisonburg, you avoid I-95 to get there which I'm sure would be clogged. |
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One of my college professors was a Hiroshima survivor who then became a US citizen. He started each day telling us how precious life is to which we all rolled our eyes during the first few weeks. But after a few weeks went by, we began to see how genuinely he cared for every single one of us. After a few more weeks, he told us the story of going into Hiroshima after the bombing, what it looked like, who he lost. Not much I remember about my college classes from 35 years ago, but boy do I remember him and his words. I used to tell my kids about him and some of the things he used to say as a demonstration that college is not all about the classes you take but the other things you learn there that you carry forward in life.
He died a couple of years ago and his obituary ran in several newspapers and I was so sad when I saw it but so heartened to see read the obits and learn how he impacted so many lives other than my own. I know, this really doesn't fit this thread, but once again I am thinking of him. |
Anonymous
| It depends on the size of the bomb. |
Anonymous
We’re leaving tomorrow. Packing up starting tonight. |
Anonymous
What press conference? |
Anonymous
It’s beyond clear at this point that Putin is no longer sane. Something has changed with him recently. |
Anonymous
+1 a childhood wouldn’t be complete with watching commercials for The Day After and going to sleep looking out your window waiting for the big flash. |
Anonymous
Putin has threatened to give the US/west a war “unlike anything seen before.” Probably just being a blowhard, but who knows with him. |
Anonymous
The hell with that. I at least want a fighting chance. Would WV be far enough away? |
Anonymous
Oh, I’m no expert, I don’t think he’s changed, he’s just gotten bolder. |
Anonymous
| How much warning would there be for an incoming missile? Would the EAS tones on the radio and TV be used to warn people? Would the government tell us missiles were coming? |
Anonymous
Yep - I remember studying this in high school and thinking well at least it will happen so fast it wont hurt. They call it mutually assured destruction for a reason. |
Anonymous
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Let's lay this out:
1. The first thing Russia does is tactical nuclear weapons in Europe targeting NATO forces doing something it doesn't like. There is very little chance it would launch against strategic targets first, because if it did, it would be annihilated within 30 minutes. Like, wiped from the map. We would be too, BTW. It only does this if NATO starts a war with them in Ukraine, which won't happen. 2. In that case, we would respond with the same, probably within hours, targeting Russian forces in Belarus and Western Russia. At this point, 2-3 hours have elapsed. 3. If Russia responds, it now attacks American bases around the world, probably NOT including the Pentagon. 4. America responds. 5. Only now will cities be attacked. The point is, an all-out exchange is unlikely. You'd probably have hours or days to leave cities. I know this isn't the 1950s-1960s view of nuclear war, but that's more likely today. I still think any nuclear exchange is extremely unlikely, even if things get worse in Ukraine. If Russia attacks NATO, then all bets are off. |
Anonymous
| What. Press. Conference. People? |