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 ‘Survival’ category
Mapping an explosion: blast map calculators
June 16, 2008Surviving a nuclear terrorist attack on New York City (video: 7 min., 20 sec.)
February 20, 2008I do this blog largely because nuclear terrorism gets little coverage in the mainstream press. I taped this ABC News piece, which aired in Sept. 2005 as part of a post-Katrina program on disasters, and find it informative and well-balanced. It speculates on the fate of New Yorkers after a 10 kiloton bomb explodes in [...]
What it means to survive a nuclear bomb
January 2, 2008I’ve been thinking about the word “survive.” For me, it means maintaining both my health and my quality of life. If I’m close enough or downwind, physical health may be elusive. It’s one thing to cover my eyes (to avoid blindness) and hit the ground (to avoid the shock waves) and be able to wake [...]
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 [...]
Nuclear Fallout: Which Way is the Wind Blowing?
September 27, 2007The vast majority of inhabitants of a city will likely survive a nuclear attack. If a one kiloton suitcase nuclear bomb exploded in my area and I was a “safe” five or 10 or 20 miles away, one of the big questions on my mind would be: which way is the fallout blowing? Fallout information [...]
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.” [...]
