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Even if a nuclear escalation occurs, don't count yourself out. In the last 2 decades, overall numbers and sizes of arsenals have gone down. Nuclear Weapons are expensive and maintenance heavy to keep and Russia has long proven lacking in this (same for a Navy, most of theirs is rotting in port). The U.S. gave up it big weapons long ago (the Titan II with 9 Megaton warheads) as making the fusion material had too high a cost and we really don't need them (if you can tell a missile which window to hit in a building, a nuke is way overkill). Just having a nuclear bomb, doesn't mean its going to work, it takes a certain level of competence to not only get it to go off, but then deliver it around the world, and on target takes even more. If Russia has targeted a base in your area, it doesn't mean they have a 10 megaton bomb for every target. 50 Kiloton (about 2-3 size used at Hiroshima) size warheads are the most common. If you are on the target, its not going to matter if it is a 1 kiloton bomb, but if you are ten miles away, you are going to survive. A sizable percentage of Russian nukes are going to be targeted against China (no matter how friendly they seem, they really are not). So far this war has been very much conventional arms, time will tell if Russia numbers can make up for their lack of ability. Changing the DEFCON levels and putting commands on alert happen anytime such conflicts involve the major powers. Taking stock of your situation, and a little preparation can go a long way in any emergency.