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impeachtrumpquick

(359 posts) Tue Dec 6, 2016, 08:23 PM Dec 2016

Should we be preparing for Nuclear War?

Maybe we can Duck and Cover?

Some Actual effects of a Nuclear Exchage.
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Should we be preparing for Nuclear War? (Original Post) impeachtrumpquick Dec 2016 OP

I live in NYC so it is pointless to duck and cover. hrmjustin Dec 2016 #1

How do you prepare for nuclear war? I suggest having cyanide ready in case you're unlucky.... jg10003 Dec 2016 #2

Get some lead foil bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #4

Regarding the second video ... Island Blue Dec 2016 #3

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

1. I live in NYC so it is pointless to duck and cover.

Reply to impeachtrumpquick (Original post)

Tue Dec 6, 2016, 08:34 PM

Dec 2016

jg10003

(977 posts)

2. How do you prepare for nuclear war? I suggest having cyanide ready in case you're unlucky....

Reply to impeachtrumpquick (Original post)

Tue Dec 6, 2016, 08:52 PM

Dec 2016

and survive the initial blast. The only other choices are slow death from radiation or living in a post-apocalyptic Mad Max world.

bucolic_frolic

(43,849 posts)

4. Get some lead foil

Reply to jg10003 (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 6, 2016, 09:59 PM

Dec 2016

dig a bunker, keep iodine capsules on hand, stockpile food, and keep
some liquor and pain meds on hand.

In the event of the worst, you may still have a few days or weeks to
exercise some control over your demise.

Island Blue

(5,824 posts)

3. Regarding the second video ...

Reply to impeachtrumpquick (Original post)

Tue Dec 6, 2016, 09:38 PM

Dec 2016

I didn't realize that Mitch McConnell made a PSA video back in the day. In all seriousness though, I will be pleasantly surprised if after four years, there has not been a nuclear war.

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