On Sun, 25 Mar 2018 13:23:12 -0400, wrote:

On 25 Mar 2018 14:08:30 GMT, Keyser Soze wrote:

Who wants to die in a nuclear war started by Dampnuts Trump in North Korea
or Iran?

If someone dies in a nuclear war, it is as likely to be here as any
other country.
I was in another group talking and pointed out, we never did those
duck and cover drills in DC. Everyone understood we might have the
sensation of heat and light for a few microseconds but there would be
no ducking and covering in DC. The blast radius from a 1 megaton
direct hit on the capitol pretty much looked like right of way for the
Beltway.

We sure did. Whiteman AFB, where my dad was stationed, was only about 25 miles from Sedalia, MO.

On Sun, 25 Mar 2018 14:12:04 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Sun, 25 Mar 2018 13:23:12 -0400, wrote:

On 25 Mar 2018 14:08:30 GMT, Keyser Soze wrote:

Who wants to die in a nuclear war started by Dampnuts Trump in North Korea
or Iran?

If someone dies in a nuclear war, it is as likely to be here as any
other country.
I was in another group talking and pointed out, we never did those
duck and cover drills in DC. Everyone understood we might have the
sensation of heat and light for a few microseconds but there would be
no ducking and covering in DC. The blast radius from a 1 megaton
direct hit on the capitol pretty much looked like right of way for the
Beltway.

We sure did. Whiteman AFB, where my dad was stationed, was only about 25 miles from Sedalia, MO.

DC people may have just been more pragmatic. We got the mailings from
the CD people but we never did the drills in school. Everyone pretty
much assumed we were the first to go.

wrote:
On Sun, 25 Mar 2018 14:12:04 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Sun, 25 Mar 2018 13:23:12 -0400, wrote:

On 25 Mar 2018 14:08:30 GMT, Keyser Soze wrote:

Who wants to die in a nuclear war started by Dampnuts Trump in North Korea
or Iran?

If someone dies in a nuclear war, it is as likely to be here as any
other country.
I was in another group talking and pointed out, we never did those
duck and cover drills in DC. Everyone understood we might have the
sensation of heat and light for a few microseconds but there would be
no ducking and covering in DC. The blast radius from a 1 megaton
direct hit on the capitol pretty much looked like right of way for the
Beltway.

We sure did. Whiteman AFB, where my dad was stationed, was only about 25
miles from Sedalia, MO.

DC people may have just been more pragmatic. We got the mailings from
the CD people but we never did the drills in school. Everyone pretty
much assumed we were the first to go.


We did the duck and cover drills. Plans were to evacuate the East Bay via
US40. Which was San Pablo ave, a Main Street with shopping until the
carquinez bridge. And 2 lanes each way to Sacramento. Parents said to
just come home. They knew the evacuation would not succeed. Was 5
blocks to home from the school.

On Sun, 25 Mar 2018 19:02:33 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote:

wrote:
On Sun, 25 Mar 2018 14:12:04 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Sun, 25 Mar 2018 13:23:12 -0400, wrote:

On 25 Mar 2018 14:08:30 GMT, Keyser Soze wrote:

Who wants to die in a nuclear war started by Dampnuts Trump in North Korea
or Iran?

If someone dies in a nuclear war, it is as likely to be here as any
other country.
I was in another group talking and pointed out, we never did those
duck and cover drills in DC. Everyone understood we might have the
sensation of heat and light for a few microseconds but there would be
no ducking and covering in DC. The blast radius from a 1 megaton
direct hit on the capitol pretty much looked like right of way for the
Beltway.

We sure did. Whiteman AFB, where my dad was stationed, was only about 25
miles from Sedalia, MO.

DC people may have just been more pragmatic. We got the mailings from
the CD people but we never did the drills in school. Everyone pretty
much assumed we were the first to go.


We did the duck and cover drills. Plans were to evacuate the East Bay via
US40. Which was San Pablo ave, a Main Street with shopping until the
carquinez bridge. And 2 lanes each way to Sacramento. Parents said to
just come home. They knew the evacuation would not succeed. Was 5
blocks to home from the school.

I don't think anyone in DC took evacuation or much of anything else
seriously. They just assumed in a nuke war we were toast.
During the Cuban Missile ****up my dad wanted us all to go to the
mountains in southern Virginia but my mom asked why bother.

6:49
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I don't think anyone in DC took evacuation or much of anything else
seriously. They just assumed in a nuke war we were toast.
During the Cuban Missile ****up my dad wanted us all to go to the
mountains in southern Virginia but my mom asked why bother.
....

Your mom was a wise lady. Eh when in grade school it was treated like a game to the little kids. Upper class I’m sure took it more seriously..

On 3/25/18 8:05 PM, Tim wrote:

6:49
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I don't think anyone in DC took evacuation or much of anything else
seriously. They just assumed in a nuke war we were toast.
During the Cuban Missile ****up my dad wanted us all to go to the
mountains in southern Virginia but my mom asked why bother.
...

Your mom was a wise lady. Eh when in grade school it was treated like a game to the little kids. Upper class I’m sure took it more seriously.


You grew up in an area that might have been targeted? Really?

On Sun, 25 Mar 2018 20:06:19 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

On 3/25/18 8:05 PM, Tim wrote:

6:49
- show quoted text -
I don't think anyone in DC took evacuation or much of anything else
seriously. They just assumed in a nuke war we were toast.
During the Cuban Missile ****up my dad wanted us all to go to the
mountains in southern Virginia but my mom asked why bother.
...

Your mom was a wise lady. Eh when in grade school it was treated like a game to the little kids. Upper class I’m sure took it more seriously.


You grew up in an area that might have been targeted? Really?

The strange thing is the midwest may have actually been the place that
actually got nuked in the cold war. The people there seem to have a
disproportionate rate of random stomach and colon cancers that may
have been caused by fallout from the open air testing. I agree that
other than a random SAC base scattered around that area, there was not
much for the Russians to shoot at.
OTOH any hit within a 50 mile radius of DC was likely to hit some
military or critical government facility. We were right in the
helicopter path between the White House and Andrews.
In the 50s we did have anti aircraft facilities around DC. There was a
Hawk and Hercules missile base right there at 210 and Oxon Hill Road
at the top of the hill near where the Tangier National Harbor Mall is
now along with a lot of those new roads.. Around 54-55 they pulled
them out but it was still Army property until they built the beltway.

On Sun, 25 Mar 2018 14:12:04 -0400, John H.
wrote:
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DC people may have just been more pragmatic. We got the mailings from
the CD people but we never did the drills in school. Everyone pretty
much assumed we were the first to go.

.....

In grade school. I never figured out what advantage there was of ducking under our little metal desks during a nookular attack would prove. May be we’d fry a just a bit longer...