In case of nuclear hellfire, remember to continue to be scared of Covid.
One horseman at a time please.
Updated rules on preparedness for nuclear explosion
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#132Earlier quoted context omitted.
Personally, a government that takes 50%+ of my income producing this kind of garbage-level content scares me more than COVID ever did. What the fuck am I/are we paying for?
The maximum tax bracket is 37%
It can get worse if you add in local taxes.
(Another comment already said this but they used the word "midwit.")
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#133Serious question: should we all get tarps to cover up the ground around us before fallout comes? We could save significant topsoil this way.
If that makes you feel better; go for it.
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#135The comments here are silly. You can absolutely prioritize your risks, which means you’re not precluded from taking sensible precautions if you’re able to. This isn’t rock/paper/scissors. If you’re far enough away from the point of impact and the winds are right, Covid might be more of a threat than a nuclear bomb. If you’re two states away from where a bomb goes off, and insist on open-mouth kissing strangers as the…
> If you’re two states away from where a bomb goes off... Spoken like someone who isn't from Rhode Island.
The good news is, Providence _probably_ isn't on the top of anyone's to-bomb list, so a direct blast likely isn't going to be a concern.
"The principles of MAD have been narrowed for a post cold-war age. Now that Russia and the United States have decreased their nuclear arsenals, it's been decided mutually that only Providence and Shoyna are to be bombed."
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#136I am genuinely asking; how worried should we be? I'm really freaking out about this...
I'm no military expert, but it seems like common sense to assume that if the Russian government gets a single nuke off the ground it will be the last thing they ever do.
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#137If you're warned of an imminent nuclear attack, be sure to move towards the expected epicenter of the blast. You'll want to be vaporized rather than cooked alive or suffer fatal radiation sickness (over the period of days or weeks). You'll want to be spared the horror of watching others die and society quickly unravel. You'll want to avoid being a burden on the non-existent safety net that won't survive. Watch "The D…
I'm not sure advocating suicide is the best advice.
For a large area around a nuclear blast you'll be dead anyways. It's just choosing to minimize suffering on the way out.
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#138If you have just survived a nuclear explosion and find yourself in need of assistance, call 911 and be sure to let the operator know if you have or believe you may have COVID-19. Absolute insanity.
Personally, a government that takes 50%+ of my income producing this kind of garbage-level content scares me more than COVID ever did. What the fuck am I/are we paying for?
It seems like we were meant to be in a constant state of fear. The war on terror seems to have abated and now we get to worry about covid and nuclear explosions?
I believe it was steve pinker who showed that we live in the most peaceful time in human history. And yet, we are the most fearful people in history. It never lets up.
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#139Earlier quoted context omitted.
My dad spent his career processing nuclear waste as chemical engineer. I called him over the weekend to ask about the prospects of surviving a nuclear strike. We had a good long chat about it, but the summary is that if you can avoid direct exposure to the initial gamma ray burst, and then avoid the fallout for at least a few hours (ideally longer if you can), you actually have a sizable chance of survival. After tha…
Have a battery powered portable radio! I’ve read that the amount of fallout that comes down (and thus the amount of time you’ll want to wait in shelter to avoid the initial fallout) can vary dramatically depending on yield, blast location, wind speed, etc. A battery powered portable radio will let you access the information you need to know if you should be sheltering for 2 hours, 2 days, or a week. Also, a battery p…
Dumb question that's going to reflect a lot of basic ignorance about hardware, electricity, and magnetism: how do I protect this radio from EMP? Similarly, what's going to ensure that the broadcast infrastructure survives the blast and EMP to disseminate information to the people with radios?
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#140Earlier quoted context omitted.
Note that this is not a direct quote. That bit about COVID-19 appears in a big paragraph about what to do if you’re sick or injured. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a shared boilerplate across lots of government websites about emergencies. This whole page mentions COVID-19 a few times but really isn’t as ludicrous or reminiscent of satire as people here are making it out to be.
But there are several places where the majority of the text is about covid-19 precautions. Example: > Go to the basement or middle of the building. Stay away from the outer walls and roof. Try to maintain a distance of at least six feet between yourself and people who are not part of your household. If possible, wear a mask if you’re sheltering with people who are not a part of your household. Children under two year…
If you're suddenly sheltering with a bunch of unknown people, then taking aggressive hygeine precautions is just sensible so you don't all get the same illness within days of a major disaster.
You also need to be constantly cleaning everything (military barracks aren't just doing that for discipline purposes).