New
Advice on the Unthinkable: How to Survive a Nuclear Bomb |
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| By William J. Broad | |
| Thursday, December 16, 2010 | |
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...Suppose the unthinkable happened, and
terrorists struck New York or another big city with an atom bomb. What
should people there do? The government has a surprising new message: Do
not flee. Get inside any stable building and don't come out till officials
say it's safe. |
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advice is based on recent scientific analyses showing that a nuclear attack
is much more survivable if you immediately shield yourself from the lethal
radiation that follows a blast, a simple tactic seen as saving hundreds
of thousands of lives. Even staying in a car, the studies show, would
reduce casualties by more than 50 percent; hunkering down in a basement
would be better by far. |
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| And hope that you've already had the chance of learning how to play the violin. | |
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