Originally posted by: C3PX
"but you'll have a lot more to worry about than EMP if there's a nuclear detonation in the atmosphere. You'll be dealing with fallout and a massive loss of life as well."
I know the scenarios quite well. The initial loss of life really wont be all that much compared to what would be to come. Depending on the distance from the detonation, the fallout wont be an immediate problem either (at least for a few hours), their will be plenty of time to take shelter, though unfortunately there are no shelters unless you are a member of your local nuclear survivors group (they are everywhere, but they try not to make themselves too publically known) or you bothered to construct one yourself. Good news about it is, that when and if this does happen, we wont really be worrying too much about the bees anymore. Not for a while anyway.
Are you kidding? Initial loss of life won't be that much? Detonate a nuke in downtown LA. The initial loss of life will be massive. And if we're talking about a modern bomb, it'll be initial loss of life plus no going near the area for several years and make sure you're not downwind. If we're talking about a dirty bomb, it'll be initial loss plus the radiation spread plus whether or not you're downwind.
I don't think you're giving enough credit to the initial loss of life, the shock and horror of all those dead, and the shock and horror of a nuclear weapon going off on American soil. Look at the outrage that was caused when 24 showed a suitcase nuke going off in Valencia. Now make it a bigger bomb and put in right in the middle of downtown LA. Loss of power is going to be the LEAST of your problems.
Originally posted by: ferris209
My wife is an x-ray tech and we live close to a nuclear power plant, she always says that if it melts down or someone sets a nuclear bomb off, she wants to be right on top of it to be "lucky enough" to go first. She had to study Nuclear Medicine and really has a better understanding than I do, so I trust her as far as that goes.
"but you'll have a lot more to worry about than EMP if there's a nuclear detonation in the atmosphere. You'll be dealing with fallout and a massive loss of life as well."
I know the scenarios quite well. The initial loss of life really wont be all that much compared to what would be to come. Depending on the distance from the detonation, the fallout wont be an immediate problem either (at least for a few hours), their will be plenty of time to take shelter, though unfortunately there are no shelters unless you are a member of your local nuclear survivors group (they are everywhere, but they try not to make themselves too publically known) or you bothered to construct one yourself. Good news about it is, that when and if this does happen, we wont really be worrying too much about the bees anymore. Not for a while anyway.
Are you kidding? Initial loss of life won't be that much? Detonate a nuke in downtown LA. The initial loss of life will be massive. And if we're talking about a modern bomb, it'll be initial loss of life plus no going near the area for several years and make sure you're not downwind. If we're talking about a dirty bomb, it'll be initial loss plus the radiation spread plus whether or not you're downwind.
I don't think you're giving enough credit to the initial loss of life, the shock and horror of all those dead, and the shock and horror of a nuclear weapon going off on American soil. Look at the outrage that was caused when 24 showed a suitcase nuke going off in Valencia. Now make it a bigger bomb and put in right in the middle of downtown LA. Loss of power is going to be the LEAST of your problems.
Originally posted by: ferris209
My wife is an x-ray tech and we live close to a nuclear power plant, she always says that if it melts down or someone sets a nuclear bomb off, she wants to be right on top of it to be "lucky enough" to go first. She had to study Nuclear Medicine and really has a better understanding than I do, so I trust her as far as that goes.
Actually, a modern reactor wouldn't have a lot of problems in a meltdown, mostly because when things start to go wrong, they shut themselves down. It would take a while to bring it back online, but there likely wouldn't be any radiation leakage outside the core due to all the safety mechanisms in place on a modern reactor.
What nuclear power plant do you live near?