Posted on 12/13/2017 5:19:08 PM PST by familyop
Did you follow his articles in the 90’s?
I thought that we had decided to refrain from nuclear tests many years ago, as had the Russians. There were concerns that even for in-service weapons, the lack of testing and reliance on computer projections might not be enough for the long term operational viability of the existing arsenal.
Now, these micro (for nuclear) yield weapons are so different from what has been used before, that I wondered if testing was necessary.
Gertz is a neo-liberal deep state tool who works with the same group of “conservatives” who originally commissioned GPS for dirt on Trump.
I’m guessing he’s pro-Pence these days.
It would be prudent to research where they used to be in the neighborhood or near work. Not that they’d have provisions but it might save your neck. Pass the knowledge along to the rest of the family, including the kids.
The last U.S. physical nuke test that we know of was in 1992. We don’t know about Russia’s last test for sure because of Russia’s facilities built to contain particles underground enough to avoid detection from high altitudes above. North Korea used the same kind of facility some years ago to fire the “dud” (more likely a successful test of a smaller weapon).
Now, the phony “analysts” supported by investor groups are out, and the real engineers and strategists are back at work. That’s a good thing for security. It’s the best that we can do.
Lindsey Graham: There’s a 30 Percent Chance Trump Attacks North Korea [More like 70%, if you scroll down.]
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/12/lindsey-graham-war-north-korea-trump/548381/
The publications about 100-megaton Russian submarines (more like remote control torpedoes) are just another Russian doomsday weapon threat. The Russians did the same during the Cold War with talk about some weapons, according to their claims, that would destroy large parts of the world. In essence, hoaxes.
Here’s the good news. Such a dirty, fallout-intensive weapon hitting our east coast would not be very effective. The real yield would also not be so large. Our labs found in the past that the higher the design yield, the less that the real yield goes up. In other words, such a weapon would be a waste of money and effort.
More good news. Most of today’s weapons are smaller and made for air bursts that won’t produce much fallout. Good news, except that the newer small weapons are more accurate.
But the bad news. People living downwind from targets that would more likely attract ground bursts capable of producing heavy fallout (very long airport runways, nuclear forces facilities like missile fields, communications, etc.) should find, purchase and install or build fallout shelters if intending to protect themselves against fallout.
Thanks, TIK.
This is Government Malpractice - Just think of all the money they have spent on boondoggles, and yet nothing for decades for civilian defense.
We have a basement corner that could be pretty good in a pinch. Three sides of a 13 x 12 ft space have sufficient concrete and dirt shielding.
So we need to clear out that space, add a wall and ceiling, or at least stockpile the stuff to rig it up. There is also space to add a bathroom/decontamination area.
We have the potassium iodide tablets, and continue building up our food and water abilities.
If you are 25 miles from the location of the strike, chances are you can survive especially with some preparation. It’s not too late to begin preparing.
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