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To further expand on "don't worry about it unless it's your job to": Unless you are able to directly exercise nonzero control over the foreign policy of a nucl
by margalabargala 5y ago
To further expand on "don't worry about it unless it's your job to":
Unless you are able to directly exercise nonzero control over the foreign policy of a nuclear power, the threat of a nuclear apocalypse is sufficiently far removed from anything you can do anything about, that it's tantamount to worrying about a large asteroid impacting the earth. It would be devastating, sure, but it's not productive to genuinely concern yourself with it, because it's unlikely you'll survive and there's not much you can do to change the likelihood of the event or your survival.
- NateEag 5y agoYou can't change the likelihood of the event, but you can change the likelihood of your survival. New Zealand will probably not be hit in an exchange. It would be a safer place to live in event of nuclear war.
- spunker540 5y agoThere are certain areas more likely to be vaporized than others though. I know in NYC at least there were some who felt moving to a less populated area (ie rural Midwest) might lower their risk of nuclear death.
- sjg007 5y agoYeah but then you will freeze in the winter or starve to death first. I mean by all means buy a decommissioned nuclear bunker and setup solar and download as many videos you can about growing food etc... This is sort of the level of preparation you might need to take.
- philjohn 5y agoExcept there are missile silos in the midwest that would be first-strike targets. Your best bet is to move somewhere in the southern hemisphere, such as New Zealand. Hey ... that's where a lot of the mega rich have been buying property of late ...