What are some survival tactics to survive a nuclear bomb (if any)?

Answer 1

It'll be a chain reaction, Iran nukes Israel, Israel has time to fire off retaliatory strike, US jumps in to protect Israel, N. Korea seizes the opportunity to invade the south while the US is busy and stretched thin, so too does the People's Chinese Army takes over Taiwan, In order to stop Korea with limited manpower, US uses tactical nukes, in response China lofts to continental US targets, automatic triggers in US Strategic Command send nukes toward China....can you live thru all this....hmmm, maybe if you join stnglove in his deep silo.

The WHO estimate that 1 billion people will be killed in the first 30 minutes of a full scale nuclear exchange, mostly in the US, Europe, Russia, China and Japan. Another 1.1 billion would die soon after from radiation poisoning. The northern hemisphere would be plunged into prolonged agony and barbarity.

The nuclear winter Carl Sagan spoke about would soon spread to the southern hemisphere. In two years, all plant and animal life would die off. Those who survive will be in deep silos, isolated canyons, Madagascar or some isolated (but self sustaining) Pacific Island. Can they withstand the prolonged effects of the nuclear winter? Some say yes, others say no, especially if the ozone layer is obliterated.

The best secenario, is vaporization in the first minutes of a nuclear war, beyond that is madness.

The following site shows effects of detonations on various US cities:

Answer 2

Depends on the distance from the centre of the blast- essentially speaking the closer you are the less chances you have.
In a nuclear blast, most of the damage is done not by radiation but by the heat wave and blast effect (note that all the concrete buildings in Hiroshima were damaged but remained standing). So - short of having a nuclear shelter handy (not likely nowadays) the best course of action is (when you see the blast) to dive into the nearest hole available, or at least lie face down and feet towards the blast (light travels faster than the heat wave, so even after you see the light of the exlosion there might be one or two seconds for reaction time).
Do NOT get UNDER things- like tables, cars, etc- because if anything collapses on top, it will simply crush anyone hiding under such a "shelter". The better choice is to lie NEXT to such structures, walls, anything solid- which means a collapsing object just might lean on such a support and therefore create a space for survival (this holds true for any other emergencies- from earthquake to landslides)

In the case of explosion, the main thing is to protect the eyes (if you go blind - survival is not likely) and the hands (severely burned hands mean no ability to handle tools- also not much chance of survival). Therefore covering the eyes with the hands is out, turning away from the explosion source is OK. This is why the best position is face down and hands under the body- the blast wave will not throw you on any hard objects (broken bones mean zero chance of survival). If the back gets burned- too bad. It still gives you a 50% chance of survival and at least 48 hours to find competent help.

Next thing is radiation- or rther fallout, since the X-ray radiation hit you when you saw the light of the explosion (and if it did not kill you right there and then, you have a good chance of survival). The key question is wind direction. If it is from you towards the explosion site, just get away. If it is from the explosion site towards you- you have to go SIDEWAYS (because if you run with the wind, the cloud will follow you)

Brings us to transport. Nothing electric is likely to work, new cars (all those with on board computers) will not work either. However the simple engines (old cars, many simpler motorcycles) will work- which means speedier travel

There are some steps one can take to reduce the risk of radiation effects- first rule is eat nothing and drink nothing. Second is take some Lugol's Iodine (pharmacies should have it- reduces the risk of thyroid cancer). Try to find some filter to breathe through- ideal is a gas mask, but even a rolled up shirt will reduce the amount of (radioactive) dust particles which will enter the lungs. Of course if you're a smoker, your lungs will retain much more dust particles- which means a much reduced chance of survival.
None of these measures guarantee survival- but simply give you a better chance.

Answer 3

There are two types of detonation, on the ground and in the air. For either, you need shielding between you and the detonation. Of course, the closer you are, the more effect you will feel. Close enough and you die, period. Three kinds of radiation are given off, light, heat, and gamma/x-rays. The light can easily blind you if you look directly at it. The heat can burn you. The ionizing radiation will kill you in a slow and gruesome manner. Look what happened to the firefighters at Chernobyl. So, you need shielding, especially from the ionizing radiation. Now, assuming you survive the detonation by shielding yourself, now you have the logistical problem of feeding yourself. An air burst does a lot of damage from blast effects, but little radioactive material is released, so there will not be much in the way of fallout (particles that are redioactive and settle on the ground after the detonation). A ground burst, however is a whole other story. Massive amounts of fallout can occur as minerals in the ground are irradiated by the radiation from the detonation and then thrown up into the air by the explosion. So, you need a way to protect yourself from radioactive fallout. Some of the radioactive isotopes in fallout are long-lived, which means they will be around for quite a while, years. Which means you will need shielding for the long term. Your major problems will be uncontaminated water and food, and shielding from radiation. Bear in mind, ionizing radiaon is not something you see or feel until way too late. If you are exposed enough to feel it, you are long past a fatal exposure amount. So, you need a detector to check things out. The goal is to minimize your exposure as much as possible. Personally, I'd rather be in one of two places, as far away as possible and if I can;t be there, then under it when it goes off. I am not into the pain and punishment of suffering...

Answer 4

A solid concret bomb shelter that is 50 yards underground with lead plating and food. Maybe Lysol for the dirty stuff?
But I don't recommend you do that though, usually you don't get enough time to go in one. But the usual targets of any nuclear strike would be militaristic. Like bases and etc. Or if the city is of value, factories and etc. (that's when you reached civilian levels and is counted as overkill when you have precision bombs and missiles).
So that's the usual, stay from the big cities, but any one that would use a nuclear weapon now if out of their minds and at that point wouldn't mind bombing every inch of the world

Answer 5

With every day pass, our country is getting into more and more trouble. The inflation, unemployment and falling value of dollar are the main concern for our Government but authorities are just sleeping, they don’t want to face the fact. Media is also involve in it, they are force to stop showing the real economic situation to the people. I start getting more concern about my future as well as my family after watching the response of our Government for the people that affected by hurricane Katrina.

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Answer 6

dig a tunnel about 3 or more feet deep make a right angle turn in the tunnel and make a room . stay in there as long as possible.
use all the other basic emergency messures a person is suppose to battery powered radio. flash light .
forget about electronics computers and the like .
a transistor radio is good a tube radio is better.
keep some iodine on hand the radio will advice you what its for.
attempt to go to the place the radio is saying to go .
if you dont get news on the radio then travel in the opposite direction of the blast site and avoid all large cites .
each time you have a chance make yourself another little home under the ground . thats about it

Answer 7

If one is to survive a nuke bombing it is best to have on hand, a good supply of books,candy, candles,things to drink like,Bitter Sweet Wine, or Beer,a companion who knows how to sing your favorite songs, doesn't care if you are bald, toothless, your complexion sucks and after eating canned beans and veggies you get gas.
The scary part is that your government believes not just that a nuclar war is survivable they are taking great care to make sure that at least they survive.
There are plans in place to even have the IRS still being a vialbe force lending credence to the old saying, "That nothing in life is sure except death and taxes"; in that your death may happen but the IRS will still be here.
After a term of they living underground being fed washed and shaved they will emerge , much like cockroaches to feed upon what is left, and tell you how to survive.
The immediate danger from an explosion , if you are close enough to feel the burn and wind, is to limber up real well by doing stretching exercises' unitl you can bend over an kiss your butt good-bye.
If far enough away you can see but not feel no immeidfate pain or ground shake hard enough to knock you down is do not take a breath without protection. Layer as much cloth over mouth as you can still breath freely through.
In early years in school , the old dive under and tuck yourself into a ball days, they shoowed us how to take a paper bag, saran wrap for eye holes,gause from medicine cabinet and duct tape to make a wearable mask.
I think I will make one of these for myself just in case.
ust in case that when I throw a rock at an IRS man or my govenor three months after the blast coming out of his cockroach hole they wont know who done it.

Answer 8

If there is - heaven forbid - unrestricted nuclear war I would not want to live. Most of the planet would be devastated and probably uninhabitable. The only chance one might have to avoid being vaporized is to move to Antarctica or someplace that is not strategically important. So get some SPF 10 million. You might ask the cockroaches too. They seem to survive everything.

Answer 9

What for?

Even if you survive the blast, everything will be contaminated and once you come out of your shelter you will be contaminated too and this will cause a most painful death.

...Unless you can manage to live in your shelter for the rest of your life.

In case of such an event, I wish I got killed instantly without even knowing what happened.

Answer 10

Be on the opposite side of the earth from where the bomb goes off.