Is there any point to prepping for a nuclear situation? There's a document online that goes into the kind of shelter you need, how long to stay there, and stuff like that. I'm talking to my parents about this stuff - and they are older - and is it even worth discussing given how upsetting it is? Like I was even talking about a rendevouz point in case we get separated and there's no communication. We don't live in the same house, but we are in the same city.
I know people say, you will be one of the lucky ones if you go quick. But the human will to live can be very strong, just instinctually, like we don't even know how we will act.
-- Was going to post in c/tactics - but it is read only. And this isn't in the spirit of c/doomer.
IMHO
If the nuclear disaster is bad enough to require crazy prep shit, hazmat suits, MREs, etc. you should probably just die. Nuclear war is actually when no food. Don't waste your real time and money on this very unlikely scenario
If it's a limited but pretty bad nuclear disaster, you'll get by on sticking 20 gallons of drinking water in your basement along with a week of canned food. Then you won't like, have to fuck around in a bunch of fallout to get food and water, then die of cancer 5 years later. You can waste your money on this equally unlikely scenario, because it's also good for the stupid weather we're gonna be having.
I endorse this response as someone who spent a while obsessively researching nuclear preps after Ukraine popped off. There's definitely potential for a limited nuclear event that will be very survivable if you take a handful of important precautions, and very unpleasant if you take none.
ya the prep you need is a large jar of pure fent
Yeah ngl doing basic nuclear prep with needed supplies like water and food as well as any meds you may need will also help with other forms of prep as well (power outages, nightmare weather patterns and storms, domestic disturbances).
Don't bother. It won't last nearly long enough and you will also die but it will take longer.
well, with nukes, not dying from the first couple days of extreme radiation would probably be the most important thing
technically we all die but it takes longer lol
Yeeeaaaahhh I was just talking about how basic prep helps in a lot of diff disasters that will likely become more and more common. Full nuclear exchange with no hope of infrastructure being rebuilt? Nah fuck that, but the panic from a limited exchange would def see me thankful for having several weeks of food saved up when shit goes crazy.
wouldn't the best thing to do is mark out areas with good resources that are unlikely to be in range of any nuclear weapons that are used and then travel to one after the bombs drop?
there are plenty of realistic steps that can be done to offset regular nuclear war's impact on you, of course if some idiot carpet bombs the entire planet you're fucked no matter what but so is the rest of life on Earth
That's cool too, the scenario im kind of hinting at is limited nukes that kill most people by fallout. There are a lot of scenarios where there's a lot of alpha-radioactive dust, and going outside, or out of your basement, is much, much more dangerous for 1-2 weeks and then it's only moderately unhealthy afterward
but in that exact situation, wouldn't doing what i mentioned (assuming you can actually get through the radioactive area without dying immediately which is difficult) allow you to live (relatively) comfortably? like, extremely imperialized country comfortably, not normal comfortably