What to Do IF ...

The worst happens: a nuclear strike occurs near you. Depending on the size, "near" might mean a mile or 20 miles.

The following information comes from a pocket card provided by http://www.physiciansforcivildefense.org/ which can be reproduced and distributed freely. The organization encourages just that. Thank you, Mrs. B, for giving me mine.

To quote from the card, "These principles were developed during nuclear weapons tests test the 1940s -1960s and remain valid today ! The laws of physics do not change."

You should learn this training - it's not complex and even seems obvious once you understand them and the principles behind them. If you don't survive the first minute, first hour or first day, all the rest of one's preparedness means nothing.

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60 SECOND NUCLEAR DETONATION
TRAINING FOR FIRST RESPONDERS

A.

Drop & cover when you see a flash. Stay down behind cover for two full minutes. Even covering with a newspaper can prevent burns. Keep eyes closed during bright light to prevent blindness.

B.

7 / 10 Rule: Fallout loses 90% of its radioactivity in the first 7 hours after a detonation and an additional 90% for every 7-fold increase in time: 90% in the first seven hours; 90% in 49 hours (two days) and 99.9% in two weeks.

C.

Fallout looks like sand, ash or grit as it falls and accumulates on the ground. If no fallout is visible on the ground, there is no radiation ! To be sure, place a piece of smooth white paper, a dinner plate or anything with a smooth surface on the ground & check every 15 minutes for fallout particles.

If visual indications of fallout appear take shelter for two or three days underground or behind thick walls. (These tips are generally true.)

This card may be the only nuclear training you get. Knowing A, B, & C can protect your life and your department.

Give a card to each emergency responder in your jurisdiction.

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Actions

Doing nothing, waiting in the shade for the herd to start moving out.

Word of the Day

"Carapace" - noun [$10]
Carapace means a protective outer coating.
Sentence: There is nothing in the world like the light of a nuclear explosion - literally, in its spectrum and awesome intensity. But it is still light and any carapace can protect you from severe burns that it would otherwise cause very severe burns.

Uh Oh. Iran Launches "Space Rocket"

Bad news - I see Iran launched a "space rocket" - purportedly for "peaceful" reasons. Yeah, sure. I guess I'd better check the food stockpile in the bunker. The line between a missile that can launch a satellite and an ICBM that can hit the east coast of the US is a nonexistent line.

I'll have to find my nuclear attack survival material and post some of it. Most people have little idea that one can dramatically increase survival with a few simple techniques. Maybe I'll do it later this week after my business trip to NYC - the "belly of the beast".