Would you really want to survive an atomic bomb?
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There's this Japanese man, Tsutomu Yamaguchi, who survived the bombings of Hiroshima AND Nagasaki (1) and it wasn't the end of the world for him, Japan or the rest of us (except for those who, sadly, died as a consequence of the explosions and radiation).
There are some old educational films produced by the US government (made during the Cold War era) that teach you how to survive and what would happen in case of a nuclear attack. Of course, it'll be better to see a modern, updated version, just in case, but the films are worth the time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDD9eufmqTk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW4goKZ3rCY&feature=channel
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I think that it's human nature to fight for survival, but it's more than that for me. I think that it would be challenging and difficult and *interesting*. Between my husband and myself, we have a pretty decent skill set for living in most postapocolyptic scenarios. Survival would, of course, depend on having an uncontaminated area in which to live; we've always said that if it looks like bombs are gonna fall, we're heading north, as far as we can get. My husband was born in the Northwest Territories here in Canada, so he's familiar with the area and climate.
I'm guessing that if there *is* an uncomtaminated area, that'd be it. In that case, we'd be dependent on his hunting skills and my gardening prowess, and it's lucky that I have skills in sewing, soapmaking and the like, while he's great with construction, dressing meat, fishing, and survivalism. We'd probably be okay. Would it be boring? Nope. I'd be interested in restructuring society, seeing what happens and how we can help bring out the best in people to create a new society.
I guess I'm an idealist and optimist! Plus, it'd be kinda like Little House on the Prairie ;)
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life is precious
watch or read what the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors
have had to say
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We'll definitely need something better than the old Duck & Cover farce.
Problem is though, where will we go to find and read this manual after the bomb goes off?
People will be just as likely to have a copy of the new manual lying around as you are now having the old one.
I'm old enough that we even have a Wilderness Survival guide at the house. But I've never had or seen an atomic (or nuclear) survival guide anywhere.
Surviving nuclear fallout is unlikely at best. Anyone's chance of surviving it will strictly be limited by resources and people outside the blast/fallout zone taking pity on the survivors. Not by me reading a manual on what to expect first, my skin sloughing off in how many layers at what rate, or whether I'll get my eyesight back after the flash before my hair starts falling out in clumps.
Sadly a manual isn't the answer.