I found some interactive blast map calculators that were mildly entertaining to my inner-geek. Unfortunately, I couldn’t achieve 100% functionality, which might be because I’m on a Mac (I’ve not tried them on a PC yet). Nonetheless, they’re link-worthy: Fallout Calculator – from the Federation of American Scientists (FAS). You can choose from a selection [...]
Archive for the ‘Preparation’ category
Mapping an explosion: blast map calculators
June 16, 2008Three miles from a 10 kiloton nuke – will I live or die?
April 6, 2008In the prior post I explained why I’m planning for a bomb size of 10 kilotons. Now I’ll look at the risks from the blast and radiation. While I believe I have a chance of sustaining no injuries or only minor scathing from the affects of the blast, there are many variables to consider and [...]
Will I survive a nuke? Estimating what size nuke to plan for
April 5, 2008I want to know if I’ll survive a nuclear blast just three miles from ground zero. The first step is to estimate the size of the bomb that would most likely be used in an attack. Disclaimer to Self: If I’m wrong about my conclusion, i.e., if a larger bomb is used, well, I could [...]
Bet on surviving a nuclear bomb and have a plan
December 3, 2007When I tell people that I’ve started a blog on how to survive a nuclear attack, the reception is stone cold. People think death is certain—they’re going to melt or fry or vaporize. People hope they die so they don’t have to deal with the day after; or, perhaps worse, a slow, hideous death from [...]
Nuclear survival information at ki4u.com
November 6, 2007When you google for “survive nuclear attack,” the first hit is ki4u.com. Run by civil defense expert Shane Connor, it has very good information and I’ve placed the link in the blogroll. Here’s a six-minute CNN interview of Shane Conner (now on youtube) talking about the likely 99% survival rate of a 10-kiloton bomb (about [...]
After the Bomb
September 12, 2007Click here for an interesting New York Times op-ed piece from 6/12/07, ”After the Bomb”, by three retired bigshots, a former defense secretary, a former assistant defense secretary, and a former director of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. These gentlemen say the probability of a nuclear attack “is larger than it was five years ago.” [...]
A Run on a Bank!
August 18, 2007This is a little off topic, but I was stunned to read this headline from The Atlanta Journal Constitution: “Californians rush to pull money from Countrywide Bank.” The first sentence reads, “Anxious customers jammed the phone lines and Web site of Countrywide Bank and crowded its branch offices to pull out their savings because of [...]
