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Some juicy details here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_and_Cover http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_and_Cover The short versions is this: in most of the ar
by pjscott 13y ago
Some juicy details here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_and_Cover http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_and_Cover
The short versions is this: in most of the area where a nuclear blast can kill you, there are simple things you can do to reduce its effects and survive. A building will protect from much of the blast wave, and even a blanket can greatly reduce the amount of skin burning. Nukes are not unstoppable bringers of universal instadeath.
- empthought 13y agoBut then you have to live in a world where people are nuking each other.
- pjscott 13y agoWe already live in a world where people have nuked each other.
- empthought 13y agoThose devices were quite small compared to the cold war arsenals. There were also only two of them, as compared to the 15,000+ today.