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Looks like it's coming back into vogue: U.S. rethinks strategy for unthinkable attack
Suppose the unthinkable happened, and terrorists struck New York or another big city with an atom bomb. What should people there do? The government has a surprising new message: Do not flee. Get inside any stable building and don’t come out till officials say it’s safe.
Oh goodness. Yes, I do remember.
I remember asking my teacher what earthly good it would do for us to cower under our desks in the classroom, if we had been hit by an A-bomb. (All that question did was get me in trouble, BTW.) If an elementary school child can see that incongruity, one wonders about the mental capabilities of the jokers who thought up "duck and cover".
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I am sure the same folks would say I should run out and get more plastic and duct tape in case of chemical/biological attacks...
I remember asking my teacher what earthly good it would do for us to cower under our desks in the classroom, if we had been hit by an A-bomb. (All that question did was get me in trouble, BTW.) If an elementary school child can see that incongruity, one wonders about the mental capabilities of the jokers who thought up "duck and cover".
Where's the fun in preparedness? Blind, unreasoning panic is so much more enjoyable.
In my case three mountain ranges to Washimore-NY corridor.
Oh goodness. Yes, I do remember.
I remember asking my teacher what earthly good it would do for us to cower under our desks in the classroom, if we had been hit by an A-bomb. (All that question did was get me in trouble, BTW.) If an elementary school child can see that incongruity, one wonders about the mental capabilities of the jokers who thought up "duck and cover".
If you haven't watched The Atomic Cafe (movie), I highly recommend it.
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Yep, I never quite understood all the laughter about the futility of the drills. Do people think that every school is going to be at ground zero? A fireball and really intense heat cover a fairly small area, and the overpressure waves decrease as a square of the distance. There's a very large area where the structures will still be standing but the windows are blown out. There are a lot of windows in some schools.Many laugh that ducking and covering would be useless in the case of an atomic bomb explosion, but I figure that the explosion could be far enough away that D&C could save your life or eyesight.
If you're at ground zero, no help. If you are 1,000 miles away, no help. But somewhere in between...
Do people think that every school is going to be at ground zero?