Surviving a Nuclear Attack on Washington, D.C.

National Journal ^ | June 24th 2005 | By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

[Quix]

Though it's not "that can't be stopped."

It's

that's been scheduled, ordered by the puppet masters.

They figure they have to scare us into the world government scheme.

They also want only about 500,000,000 total world population to make governing easier.

[JZelle]

I think Hillary would survive a nuclear blast.

[Hank Rearden]

I would grieve the loss of the Smithsonian, the Archives, and the Library of Congress...

Me too, I suppose; those would be the upper limits of my grief.

If any town in the United States ever deserved it . . . . .

[GOPJ]

There are over 10 million people who live in or near Chicago and every single one of them, including me is packing up and leaving after the two weeks are up. Say goodby to companies like Motorola, Boeing, and countless others who are based near Chicago, whose employees are dead or gone, and their offices and plants are radioactive. Not to mention that cash is only worth cash if you believe that the US government supports the dollar. The first thing i do if their is a nuke attack in a US that I don't like in is go to the bank and take out every cent I can. (im 19 and a college student so its only like 4K). Losing 4 of the biggest cities would ruin the economy. We'd survive but many would starve because of transportation problems.

The cleanup alone from one nuke in Chicago could bankrupt the nation. Get some food, some water, and head for a spot with a friend who owns a farm. The other option is for churches to network -- but they don't even do that in Hurricane disasters. I've often seen Churches in non-evacuation zones sitting empty while their elderly members sit in impersonal high school gyms. Something has to give in this "me first, me only" country. I hate to think the only time we'll come together is when we starve together after an attack.

[null and void]

Yeah. She has a powerfull ally that's used to flames...

[GOPJ]

yes, I've noticed that too...

Seems to me it's been going on increasingly for several years and especially the last several months.

[conservativewasp]

True to a limited extent. Alot of people outside the immediate fallout areas will stay, others will return. The most likely scenerio seems to be a small nuke, with a relatively small area rendered level or uninhabitable for long. The companies you mention have other facilities and most large companies also now have at least limited redundency in their data systems. Will it cause a depression, probably, will it sink us? No way. We can survive multiple hits on major cities.

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

Yeah, but the fissionable material decays (or the impurities decay) into isotopes that eat neutrons.

[GOPJ]

Good one. You made it better!!! Thanks.

Fixed your typo: When people feel they have some control over their fate, they're less likely to depend on the government.

[JAKraig]

I think Hillary would survive a nuclear blast.


What a shame!

[Quix]

Thanks.

With some pretty pointed comments and speculations from the powers that be/in the know etc.

How much more LIKE PLANNED do they want to make it???

[Black Tooth]

If they could have done it already, they would have.

What you said has no logic.

A scenario like this could have been planned two years ago, and could come together anytime in the future.

What if the componets for the device and the plans to position it and detonate it came together 4 weeks from now, or a year from now, after being planned for the past 2 years?

[brazzaville]

Good afternoon.

The loss of the National Archives would be heartbreaking and the possible loss of Molly Henneberg(SP?) would suck, too.

Michael Frazier

[kevao]

The UN Security Council would never give us a resolution to bomb the ME back into the stone age (not that the ME is all that far removed from the stone age to begin with).

Seriously, though, while I share your enthusiasm, I have far less faith in the American sheeple's resolve, even in the aftermath of a nuclear attack.

[backtothestreets]

I lean toward Kansas and Nebraska if this ever came to reality, but the point is we can relocate the capital. The Constitution only states it cannot exceed 10 miles square.

It would be easy to pick an area in a central state that would offer a great expanse of land for development. Here's another thought. Don't allow residential development within the new capital. Keep the residential developments away from the government structures to further security. They would be like suburbs.

Oh yeah! I forgot another major reason to move the capital. The Democrats have for years pushed the idea of statehood for Washington, DC., and slowly their idea is gaining strength. Moving the capital and returning the land of the present capital to the states, deflates that balloon forever. If the Democrats ever did succeed in statehood for Washington DC, it would soon be followed by other city states like Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Boston, Houston, Miami, Atlanta, Chicago, and on, and on, and on.

Now would be the time to enact the move in Congress while the "Red States" have control of Congress. It would take a simple majority vote to make this happen. With the economic gains to be had, even California, Oregon and Washington would join the "Red States".

[dpa5923]

It was a joke, maybe a poor one, but an obvious one nonetheless.

I think you may need to lighten up.

[brazzaville]

Good afternoon.

My copy of Alas Babylon is getting pretty worn. It, along with Earth Abides, Lucifer's Hammer and Unintended Consequences sit on the same shelf in my library that contains my gunsmithing DVDs There's a lot of wisdom in those books.

Michael Frazier

[ExSoldier]

There's a lot of wisdom in those books.

Amen! Especially in Luicifier's Hammer. Jerry Pournelle & Larry Niven, right?

[DTogo]

You're right, I forgot about Brit Hume and his staff. That would be tragic...

[BenLurkin]

Hmmmm