>government disaster experts say bunkers aren't necessary. A Federal Emergency Management Agency 100-page guide on responding to a nuclear detonation focuses on

>government disaster experts say bunkers aren't necessary. A Federal Emergency Management Agency 100-page guide on responding to a nuclear detonation focuses on having the public get inside and stay inside >despite warnings they don't work The first quote is a terrible misinterpretation of underlying reality, and the article headline commits an even worse sin of outright lying. Given the mechanics of nuclear effects and especially fallout, of course bunkers work. They absolutely do provide protection and do so better than any improvised alternative except living way outside of any blast or fallout zone. As for the government's statements about measures to take, they're given as a practical piece of advice for millions of people who couldn't afford a fallout bunker or have no space for one. It's the best the government can recommend knowing how few have the means for their own personal, specialized shelter. However if you could buy one and install it, then it would absolutely help and in no way could you say that it doesn't provide protection. The government isn't saying that either. The headline editor at NPR is either an idiot or lazy.