Now that we covered surviving the initial nuclear blast, we will go over surviving during the nuclear fallout. After stabilizing miles in the air, the heavier, more radioactive particles will fall and contaminate the ground. After the explosion has occurred, you should protect yourself as much as possible from this type of exposure.
How Does Radioactive Exposure Affect Your Body
The more radioactive particles you are exposed to, the more your body will disintegrate. Nausea and vomiting represent early warning signals. More intense doses of radiation cause the body to melt from within. High doses will lead to DNA damage, eventually leading to cancer and death. If you are outside during the detonation, it is necessary to reduce the amount of fallout.
Taking Care of Yourself After a Nuclear Fallout
Remove Your Clothes and Shower
Your clothing is going to absorb a lot of fallout, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Remove your clothes and place them in a plastic bag and get it as far away as possible. After that, take a shower and use soap to clean the fallout off your skin.
Eat Packaged Food and Drink
Nuclear fallout after 24 hours would have decayed by 80%. Find any packaged food and drink that was inside a building during the blast. The U.S. government has tested extensively for the effects of nuclear blasts and fallout on packaged food. The longer you wait inside as you eat and drink, the safer it will be outside.
Go Outside with Caution
It will soon be time to leave your shelter and brave the irradiated landscape. In order to know where to go and how to go, wait for radio messages from the emergency responders before leaving your shelter.
The world has never faced a more terrifying threat than a nuclear war. Nuclear war will always pose a threat to civilization and life itself. The worst could happen before then, so prepare for it.
Your Fellow Patriot,
Steven Bryant
