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Preparing for a nuclear war – government will not help

I’ve been researching first aid for a nuclear emergency and was looking at treatment of burns. Various things are suggested, but reading the UK NHS I find they suggest using cling film. I remember when this came in, and so, … Continue reading

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Preparing for Nuclear war – issues of inside shelters

In the 15minute shelter I assumed that the shelter would be outside. The reason for that, is it might just be possible to make a shelter in 15minutes outside. That is because the material (earth) is readily available outside. But … Continue reading

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Preparing for Nuclear war – critical items

As the only commentator has said, a plan needs to be flexible. But there are some items that are critical to most plans. Having been thinking about this for a while, a few things are cropping up as essential and … Continue reading

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Preparing for Nuclear War – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, …. Aid

Note this is work in progress. If you rely on this to deal with a nuclear war and die, don’t blame me. After a nuclear war, we should expect to have to deal with any and all medical emergencies ourselves, … Continue reading

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Preparing for Nuclear war – the 15minute shelter

The reality is that most people will do no preparation before a nuclear attack, especially a pre-emptive attack as seems likely. Assuming we hit the ground Hit the ground! Still not doing it? Then you have a high chance of … Continue reading

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Preparing for Nuclear War IV – Psychology

In the last three articles, I started to talk about the mechanics of preparation. Started … because I’m trying to work out what is needed. In this article, I wanted to think a little about the psychology, because I can’t … Continue reading

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Preparing for Nuclear war III

In the last articles (Preparing for Nuclear war II) & then Revised Scenario I outlined what I consider to be likely scenarios for nuclear war. In this article, I want to start looking at some specifics. In particular what can … Continue reading

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Update from Ukraine 2023-06-22

Yesterday I finally went to check a (pro-Ukraine) map, to see what gains they were claiming. After a few minutes trying to find any changes, I finally spotted a couple. After thousands of deaths and huge equipment losses, Zelensky claims … Continue reading

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Preparing for Nuclear – Revised Scenario

Yesterday in preparing for nuclear war II, I used a scenario of a single strike against the UK. On reflection, that seems unlikely, if for no other reason, than the aim of such a strike would be to force total … Continue reading

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Preparing for Nuclear War II

Last year I started looking into what was needed to prepare for a nuclear war. In part, this was because my analysis of history indicated that large “revolutions” in information, usually led to periods of appalling behaviour such as the … Continue reading

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