Is there anyway possible to live through a nuclear holocaust????

Answer 1

Consider this:
In 1961 the Soviet Union dropped a 27 ton thermonuclear device, the largest ever tested. It yielded temperatures exceeding that of the surface of the sun, was visible, during the day, over 600 miles away, decimated literally tens of miles of land, and oh yeah, was only 3800 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima putting it in at about 57,000 megatons of TNT (57million regular tons by the way). I did mention it was only the largest on ever tested right... okay. Next consider there are well over 10,000 comparable warheads scattered throughout the US, along with God knows how many lesser, but no less lethal warheads. I guess we should thank God that it is not US policy to launch nuclear weapons in the event that a peon country such as Iran or N Korea launches them first.

Answer 2

If the wind is blowing the right way (away from the blast not towards you from it) and you're far enough away from any ground zeros, say 30 to 50 miles, you won't even notice at first. Half the bombs won't work, probably more from the other side. The real difficulty will come (for men anyway) when you start being drafted after a few days and sent into what will be more of a WW1 situation on the ground on many fronts.
The cold war could become a reality w/in a few days of the US backing the opposite side in a war w. China's Allies and/or most likely currently in the Middle East w. Russia; in hours it could turn hot.

Answer 3

The Dakotas are where our missile silos are & are one of the first things hit. If you find the right place between blast zones & are sheltered with safe food for long enough than yes it's possible to survive & even emerge with enough power to fight back. You'd be much better off in another country though. Anyway, the time for such things has passed. Any nuclear war now would be between secondary nations (India/Pakistan or Iran/Israel); or, a North Korean strike against US/Japan/Australia with a hand full of tactical strength warheads; or, a terrorist attack with tactical strength bomb. While horrible, none of these approach the "holocaust" level you speak of. Not even our nuclear countrerattack would be on such a level. The Russians & US have de-targeted their missiles from each other & would have to reporgram them over a period of hours in order to strike in such a way. The cold-war is over.

Answer 4

Yes!
Many people survived in Japan after the attacks there. Also depending the fallout and winds many would live such as Submarine crews. A Movie called "On the Beach" with Gregory Peck depicted such a cold war aftermath. The USA & USSR were destroyed and Austraila remaned untouched due to the fallout staying well North of the Equator. By the end of the movie, the winds change and they die too. Folks in South pole would survive ok as well under the same theory.

Answer 5

get underground in a shelter with at least 2ft of earth covering or 6inch's of concrete and a secure blast door. after the first 2 months the worst of the radiation is gone I don't remember if its alpha beta or gamma but the most deadly decays very quick however, the other 2 stick around for a few thousand years.
After waiting at least 2months *short* trips outside with a face mask to keep from getting the radioactive debris inside you should be ok.

Answer 6

Unfortunately I doubt it. With the power of nuclear war in man's hands it may only be a matter of time before all that man has worked for could be lost.

Answer 7

Probably not. But if they ever start a nuclear war at least try to be in South America, New Zealand , or Australia. Try not to be in the northern hemisphere

Answer 8

Maybe if you were far away from civilization. Maybe the northern most parts of Canada would be a good place to try and hide.

The question should be do we (humans) deserve to survive? we have done so much evil in this world that I for one hope one day we get wiped off the face of this earth.

Answer 9

I think the cockroaches would survive. Seriously though, people far enough from impact points would survive the bombing itself, but the pollution it would kick up and the carcinogens it would put into the atmosphere would force the survivors to take extreme action to continue being survivors.

Answer 10

Bomb Shelter stocked with several months of food and water and seeds to plant once the fallout is at an acceptable level.