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Nuclear War Survival

Civil Defense/Government Publications
Risk Maps
Shelter Designs
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You don’t have to despair. Surviving a nuclear strike is possible for those without shelters and basements. Being vaporized in a thermonuclear fireball doesn’t have to be your fate. Even fallout doesn’t have to be a death sentence. However, to survive you cannot stick your head in the sand and hope it doesn’t come to nuclear war. By reading this book you are taking the first steps to being able to overcome any fears and survive.

This book is written for, and to, primarily those suburbanites who live in aboveground wood-frame houses who want to survive a nuclear war. An actual nuclear attack on the United States (and other similar western countries like Canada) will catch probably 90% of the country flatfooted, even those with basements. Those of us without basements who thought the days of the threat of nuclear destruction ended in 1991 do have hope to survive a nuclear war.

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Aboveground Radiation Protection Without Shielding

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Do you live in an above-ground house on a concrete slab with no basement or storm shelter? Are you wondering how you might survive nuclear fallout? Thanks to the inverse square law, you might not actually die from radioactive fallout if you’re forced to shelter in your house. There is hope for us suburbanites and us ranch house people. Not having a fallout shelter is not a death sentence.

Buying Guide to Radiation Detectors ("Geiger Counters")
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Why should you have radiation measuring equipment? There is no way to “gauge” radiation levels without instruments. That leaves a survivor at the mercy of local emergency services and the federal government/military to provide regional radiation levels. Many civil defense programs have been utterly gutted and focus on higher-probability, lower impact events such as tornados and floods. A nuclear war quite probably will leave you on your own for radiation readings.
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RadTriage: The best value detector.

A credit card sized dosimeter that uses a color-coded matrix to provide visual indication of radiation exposure. It's the best detector for the price, function, and levels.
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Civil Defense/Government Publications

These publications are in the public domain or available for reuse. Some include historical content. All in PDF format.
Battlefield of the Cold War The Nevada Test Site Vol 1 Atmospheric Nuclear Testing
​Charlottesville: A Fictional Account of a Nuclear Attack
Defense Against Radioactive Fallout on the Farm

High Risk Areas (1970s risk maps)
Effects of Nuclear Weapons
​Emergency Information For Farmers and Food Processors
Fallout Protection for Homes with Basements
Fallout Protection: What to Know and Do
​Kearny Fallout Meter

Nuclear War Survival Skills, Cresson H. Kearny
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In Time of Emergency
​Personal and Family Survival. Civil Defense Adult Education; Teacher's Manual
Protection of Food and Agriculture Against Nuclear Attack
Protection in the Nuclear Age

Radiation Safety In Shelters
Radioactive Fallout in Food and Agriculture
Strategies and Practices in the Remediation of Radioactive Contamination in Agriculture
Survival Under Atomic Attack
Summary of Building Protection Factor Studies for External Exposure to Ionizing Radiation
The Effects of Nuclear War
Ventura County Nuclear Response Plan
Victory Garden Leader's Handbook​
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Radiation Protection Calculator—Excel spreadsheet (source & author unknown)

Dean Ing's Pulling Through.

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Starting off as a vaguely futuristic hardboiled detective novel, a bounty hunter must survive WWIII with a beautiful young fugitive and his pet cheetah. This takes place in a 1980s imagined near-future where Lotus makes a car that is part hovercraft. This is simply the best nuclear war survival novel I’ve ever read. And he nukes the Bay Area too. It is realistic and full of practical advice. A third of the book is actual articles on how to survive a nuclear war. It is out of print and the copies are hard to find, but I will let you have my copy in exchange for an attractive daughter or sister (21-30, must be in the “unicorn” zone). Follow the link for a scanned copy available via Archive.org.
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1970s Nuclear Strike Risk Maps

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1970s risk maps
Analysis of maps

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World Nuclear Powers
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Shelter Designs

All plans are in PDF format. See Kearny's Nuclear War Survival Skills for more ideas on improvised shelters.
Above Ground Earth Covered Lumber A-Frame Shelter
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Above Ground Home Shelter

Basement Concrete Block Shelter

Expedient Fallout Shelter Plans

Family Shelter Designs

Outside Concrete Shelter (belowground)

Modified Ceiling Shelter Basement Location

The Family Fallout Shelter
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Important caution regarding use of potassium iodide (KI) or other pills for radiation sickness (they aren't magic).

Potassium iodide (KI) can be helpful after a nuclear war, but isn't right for everyone. They also cannot protect against radiation but help prevent the body from absorbing radioactive iodine.

Helpful Graphics

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The information herein does not constitute legal advice and should never be used without first consulting with an attorney or other professional experts. No endorsement of any official or agency is implied. If you think this is in any way official VCSO business; you're nuts. The author is providing this content on an “as is” basis and makes no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to this content. The author disclaims all such representations and warranties. In addition, the author assumes no responsibility for errors, inaccuracies, omissions, or any other inconsistencies herein. The content is of an editorial nature and for informational purposes only. Your use of the information is at your own risk. The author hereby disclaims any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption through use of the information. Copyright 2023. Donut icons created by Freepik - Flaticon​
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