Should We Prepare for a Nuclear Conflict?

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As it stands now, it seems that the U.S. is being blamed for wrecking Nord Stream II. At first, Washington wanted to blame Russia for destroying their own pipeline, but they couldn't sell that because it made no sense. Moving forward, Russia has been blamed for kidnapping Ukraine's nuclear power czar.

What's next?
 

We went through all that prepartion crap in the 50s. Remember, the cold war with those mean looking Soviets pictured on Life Magazine. People were building bomb shelters in order to survive. Norad built a whole line of radar stations up in Northern Canada which was suppose to tell us when the Soviet missiles are coming over.

Nothing really happened. It was the "Red Scare." There was even a Hollywood film called, "The Russians are Coming, The Russians Are Coming." The story was that their submarine had some sort of problem so the Russians had to land at some little town in New England. Of course, the Yanks got pretty excited. Silly film really! About 15 years ago, my brother who is an insulator, was pretty busy flying from radar station to radar station up there and taking the asbestos out of the walls.

No, I am not preparing for Putin's bombs. Que Sera, Sera! Once is enough! Been there, done that and don't want to do it anymore.
 
Pappy said:
No, but how does one prepare? If your anywhere near a nuclear explosion, better make peace with whatever you believe in. You can always hid under your desk. Our school thought that was the best way.
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There are other ways to prepare besides physically preparing. In 1992, the U.S. performed their last known underground nuclear test in Nevada. Or, at least it is the last known test to me. While working at the Pentagon years later, we were able to view a video of that test. The person that presented the program, which included this video, asked us to imagine ourselves standing alongside the bomb as it was detonated. It was kind of difficult to do, trying to imagine yourself being vaporized in a flash of light. One fellow in the group said, "Now that's a real nuclear test."

Think of it this way, back in 1945 when the U.S. dropped the A-Bomb on Hiroshima, it was supposedly equal to 15,000 tons of TNT. Today, the the mostly same type of nuclear bomb is about 100 Kiloton, which is equal to 100,000 pounds of TNT. If that were to happen today, the 2 bombs that were dropped on Japan would pretty much take the island off the map.
 
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It's a good idea to get some battery powered lights and radios and plenty of batteries. Good idea to have a propane stove and cylinders on hand, too. And food shortages should be expected. Depending on how far you are from a nuke hit, you might need a portable water filtering system.

Why not prepare?
 
There's only one way to prepare for annihilation. A fully stocked bar.

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Pappy said:
No, but how does one prepare? If your anywhere near a nuclear explosion, better make peace with whatever you believe in. You can always hid under your desk. Our school thought that was the best way.
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Pappy I also remember back in the 60's being taught in school to get under our desks during the Cuban missile crisis......we know now that it wouldn't have done any good back then any more than it would today.

Let's all just hope that it never happens.

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If you have really study this...if an all-out war breaks out 100's of nukes will hit all over the world. Not just a few. Even if you, somehow survive the initial attacks, in the long run you will die from exposure to radiation or from lack of food and water. The main reason the world has not went though this is that the guys pushing the buttons, cannot be assured of their own survival. And that is still the way it is.... if Putin shoots, he will not survive and he knows it...unless he is really, really, crazy he won't start a war with the Western Nations..
 
Been There said:
As it stands now, it seems that the U.S. is being blamed for wrecking Nord Stream II. At first, Washington wanted to blame Russia for destroying their own pipeline, but they couldn't sell that because it made no sense. Moving forward, Russia has been blamed for kidnapping Ukraine's nuclear power czar.
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Maybe it does make sense, perfect sense. Put the screws to Europe and blame it on the US, thereby further punishing Europe while at the same time weakening the bond between the US and its European partners.
 
I suppose I can say I have a plan if a nuclear missile hits near me. I am afraid of a nuclear conflict because have been hardened to it when I was in the military. Nuclear warfare will be bad but, in my opinion, not as bad as we have been led to believe. The media, the movie industries, have hyped it up so much that the people are terrified. If it happens to me, I have my camping trailer and can drive upwind of the fallout for two days before returning to my home. If I stay home, I will shut all my windows and doors then stay two days in my house before going outside. The nuclear fallout should have fallen to the ground by that time. If I get radiation poisoning, I will treat it like as if I have caught the flu. Chicken, soups, broths, lots of water, lots of rest. Then hope and pray for the best.
 
Timewise 60+ said:
If you have really study this...if an all-out war breaks out 100's of nukes will hit all over the world. Not just a few. Even if you, somehow survive the initial attacks, in the long run you will die from exposure to radiation or from lack of food and water. The main reason the world has not went though this is that the guys pushing the buttons, cannot be assured of their own survival. And that is still the way it is.... if Putin shoots, he will not survive and he knows it...unless he is really, really, crazy he won't start a war with the Western Nations..
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You must have read that study before the development of surface-to-air preemptive missiles....missiles that destroy, detonate, or redirect other missiles.
 
Been There said:
There are other ways to prepare besides physically preparing. In 1992, the U.S. performed their last known underground nuclear test in Nevada. Or, at least it is the last known test to me. While working at the Pentagon years later, we were able to view a video of that test. The person that presented the program, which included this video, asked us to imagine ourselves standing alongside the bomb as it was detonated. It was kind of difficult to do, trying to imagine yourself being vaporized in a flash of light. One fellow in the group said, "Now that's a real nuclear test."

Think of it this way, back in 1941 when the U.S. dropped the A-Bomb on Hiroshima, it was supposedly equal to 15,000 tons of TNT. Today, the the mostly same type of nuclear bomb is about 100 Kiloton, which is equal to 100,000 pounds of TNT. If that were to happen today, the 2 bombs that were dropped on Japan would pretty much take the island off the map.
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Oops. The Hiroshima bomb was dropped in August 1945 , not in 1941.
December 1941 was when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
 
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