Most people will assume that a full-on nuclear war will end all of mankind as we know it. Not only that, but it will also kill everything on the planet rendering the planet permanently dead. This is not the case. While a thermo-nuclear war will be hugely devastating there will be plenty of survivors and the planet will recover relatively quickly.
Regardless of where you live on the planet, you will need to take note of any likely targets around you, plus the prevailing wind direction. Likely targets for attack are:
- Any city with a population of over 250,000
- Any airport with a runway over 10,000ft (3,050 metres) long
- All military bases housing air force
- All military bases housing 1 or more tank divisions
- All military bases with a complement of over 25,000 personnel
- All nuclear power plants with an annual generation of over 42 TWh (terawatt-hours)
Nuclear weapons by country
- Russia (12,000)
- USA (9,400)
- France (300)
- China (240)
- UK (225)
- Israel (200)
- Pakistan (90)
- India (80)
- North Korea (10)
Damage
As a general rule, nuclear weapons are devastating, however, a considerable amount of people and property survived after the blasts in Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WWII. Radiation will be the most dangerous thing that you will face during a nuclear war. The best rule of thumb for determining your risk of radiation exposure is literally a rule of thumb. When a nuclear blast occurs, hold your thumb up to the mushroom cloud. If the mushroom cloud is bigger than your thumb you are at immediate risk of radiation poisoning and should evacuate the area immediately. To see the possibilities for yourself, check out the NukeMap. Radiation poisoning can kill you within a week of exposure. The symptoms of radiation poisoning include:- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhoea
- Headache
- Fever
- Dizziness
- Fatigue
- Hair loss
- Vomiting blood
- Blood leaking from multiple orifices
- Death
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