Tell Me About Living In/Survivng Long Enough to Live in a Post Nuclear War World

[spockman]

halp! my freind sayz Russa is going to nuke us and wat is teh way to maik a shelter end not die. halp!

[spockman]

Wat if it happpenz tihs yeer! Pleez tell me abowt a atom bom wrld.

[Alric]

Okay first off, you need to realize that it is in fact possible to survive a nuclear attack. Nuclear bombs are scary and deadly, however if you are not within 5 miles of the impact point, it is possible to survive. So when you think of a city being bomb, it is unlikely to wipe out the entire city. The first thing you need to survive is radiation. When a nuclear bomb goes off close to the ground, it shoots dirt high into the sky and the dirt is all radioactive. You have about an hour or so, before that dirt begins to drift back down. You need to be inside before then. The more material you put between you and that dirt the better, because objects all block radiation. This means you want to be in the center of the house, with as many walls around you as possible. Then you want to move furniture and whatever you have available to put as many layers between you and the walls and ceiling as possible. Hide under a table, and stack stuff on top of it, and all around it. Do whatever you can. Having food and water at this point would be a great help. The radiation fades quickly, and within 3 or 4 days it should be safe to go outside. Though try to limit your exposure as much as possible. Nuclear bombs that detonate higher in the air, don't create much radiation, because it doesn't blast up all that dirt. So in cases with them you are a little better off. It is also possible to use nukes at extremely high altitudes to cause an EMP burst over a city. Which can shut off all electricity, and destroys electronics. If you have a basement or something, this makes an ideal shelter, because the dirt around the basement products a great deal from the radiation. It might also help save you, if you are in a basement when the nuke hits, and you are close to the blast. One thing to keep in mind about nuclear blasts, is that they can cause severe fires and stuff. You need to make some preparations for a fire, and possibly have an escape route if the buildings around you collapses or catch fire. You don't want to be trap in a bad area. One of the best things you can do, is stock food. A week supply of food, is for small disruptions of services and minor natural disasters. In an all out nuclear war, you are basically on your own. So you want years worth of food. About 7 years of food supplies is ideal. Believe it or not, you can actually stock and store 7 years worth of food in your closet. And even if there is no nuclear war, you can still eat the food, so stocked food is never wasted. In fact, its likely cheaper to buy the bulk foods, and stocking long term food storage can actually save you a lot of money in the long run, even if there is never a disaster. Another thing to keep in mind is water purification. Some kind of portable water filtration system would be ideal, but anything that can help you purify water is a great help. There is a good chance if your town is hit, your not going to have running water, and even if you do it might not be safe to drink. If you have done all of this, the next best thing you can do is buy a gun. Automatic pistols are ideal. If you got the money, buy a pistol and a shotgun, and make sure you get enough ammo. Might also want to grab two of the same weapons, because if one breaks you can use it for parts, in case the other also breaks. Also buying a bullet proof best would be very useful. Food, water and guns, not only help in a nuclear situation, but any end of the world type situations. You do this stuff, and you will be sitting safe, for nearly any problem that could ever show up. Even unexpected things.

[AURON]

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