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Originally posted by newtoSig765:
One woman, asked what she would do if it was the real thing, said she'd get in her car and drive around until she found somebody who would let her into their house.

Well, hopefully not a new foreign car, one with electronic everything. First if it were after the blast, it wouldn't start. If she were lucky enough to own a 1950s points ignition model, she'd at least avoid traffic, since she'd be the only one moving.

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Originally posted by Jim Shugart:

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Originally posted by synthplayer:

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Originally posted by stickman428:
I actually kinda hope lil Kim hits California with a nuke. It's the only way to fix CA as I see it now.

I'm kinda hoping that doesn't happen.

Can we compromise on Southern CA?

No, we don’t want the Truongs to be discombobulated.

Agreed on the truongs.But cal.is a big mess.Just got back from L.A.Gosh what a mess when you get into the belly of the city.

They test every Saturday at noon in Oklahoma City, unless the weather actually looks like the might be a tornado, then they wait till the real thing

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Originally posted by Skull Leader:
I think all the experts took the last test and extrapolated the numbers and it is highly probable that he has such a missile.

There seems to be considerable doubt that he has reached the point in warhead development to make one light enough, but robust enough to survive re-entry and still get that kind of range. I have no doubt he's scrambling to get there, but probably not yet.

Anyone see the movie "Threads" ??

That's a tough one to watch. takes a very strong stomach to watch the whole thing.

The entire movie was free on youtube for a while.

All I found now was this clip.




Link to original video: https://youtu.be/MrHoMSRZOS4

Successful atmospheric re-entry capability has been available for 60 years.

Considering technology advancing over that time and the same time span, being able to find a tremendous amount of data on the subject and untold numbers of opportunities to steal it.

I have no doubt that the NORKs are capable of getting something up and down and making noise.

And extreme fanatical people are always expected to "go all out" first opportunity that can.

It's crazy to underestimate a madman.

It’s hard to understand why China hasn’t done more to contain him or get rid of him permanently. I’d be doing everything in my power to make sure a country that borders mine wasn’t turned into a radioactive graveyard. China has just as much or more to lose as we do if nukes are launched.

I was trained in CBR (NBC)warfare a few decades ago. Among other things we were taught about the medical effects of radiation poisoning. Taught by real medical doctors.

Given the choice, I would rather be turned into radioactive dust that die of slow radiation poisoning.

And, depending on the altitude of the detonation, the downwind contamination can be for hundreds of miles. Killing and sickening 10s of 1000s of people.

We once did a plot of the downwind destruction of a 1 megaton bomb dropped on Frankfurt, Germany. AIR, with a scaling wind of 25 KMH the 50% casualty rate stretched for 100 miles.

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Originally posted by Elk Hunter:
I was trained in CBR (NBC)warfare a few decades ago. Among other things we were taught about the medical effects of radiation poisoning. Taught by real medical doctors.

Given the choice, I would rather be turned into radioactive dust that die of slow radiation poisoning.

And, depending on the altitude of the detonation, the downwind contamination can be for hundreds of miles. Killing and sickening 10s of 1000s of people.

We once did a plot of the downwind destruction of a 1 megaton bomb dropped on Frankfurt, Germany. AIR, with a scaling wind of 25 KMH the 50% casualty rate stretched for 100 miles.

And actually, one of the best and effective ways to protect yourself from fallout is donning standard rain gear.

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Originally posted by 2Adefender:

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Originally posted by Skull Leader:
Little Kim has a ballistic missile that could reach anywhere in the US.

That he claims could reach anywhere in the US.

That's what the targeting engineers told him. "You shoot it, who knows, it could land anywhere in the US."

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Originally posted by Oz_Shadow:
I hear them tested quite often. Mostly used for tornadoes and tests now.

Tornado/Severe Weather mode: Long continuous tone. Power is maintained to the siren

Attack Mode: Tone rises and falls as power is applied, then cut to the siren causing it to wind up and spin down.

The city that I used to work for tested the sirens at 1pm the first Saturday of every month. First in Weather mode, then attack mode. They stopped testing attack mode around 1995 as the threat of Soviet/Russian nuclear attack was minimal at best.

Today it was in a different city, other side of the state. Definitely attack mode with a rising and falling pitch for several minutes at 1pm.

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Originally posted by deepocean:

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Originally posted by 2Adefender:

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Originally posted by Skull Leader:
Little Kim has a ballistic missile that could reach anywhere in the US.

That he claims could reach anywhere in the US.

That's what the targeting engineers told him. "You shoot it, who knows, it could land anywhere in the US."

I'm sure he would have killed them had they said anything other than that.

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Originally posted by stickman428:
I actually kinda hope lil Kim hits California with a nuke. It's the only way to fix CA as I see it now.

Hyperbole recognized.

The US has been slow to go to major war. It may take something like a Pearl Harbor or 9/11 before something serious happens to Kim's nukes, but I surely hope not.

Here we test every Wednesday at 12:00 noon. Different tones for different emergencies.

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Originally posted by Jim Shugart:

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Originally posted by synthplayer:

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Originally posted by stickman428:
I actually kinda hope lil Kim hits California with a nuke. It's the only way to fix CA as I see it now.

I'm kinda hoping that doesn't happen.

Can we compromise on Southern CA?

No because then the fallout drifts over me. Besides my daughter has to shoot Indoor Nationals in March at the Olympic Training Center in San Diego.

A few years back I was visiting family in Omaha. There were tornado warnings, so I was listening to the radio as I drove out toward Gretna, where my brother lives from near city center.

The radio announcers were amping up their warnings as I drove west on Dodge Street saying things like: “No unnecessary travel.” “If you’re out in your vehicle, you should find a safe place and seek shelter,” etc.

I reached 168th Street to turn and head south, when sirens went off all around me. I don’t know where all the sirens were, but it sounded like the end of times. As I drove further south the announcers were talking about funnel cloud sightings just a bit further south of me. I was worried. Saw a car wash and pulled off, drove into an empty bay, got out and scanned the sky for the tornado. I never did see the damn thing.

Later, when I reached my brother’s house (they were also driving, but took a different route), my niece said, “Did you SEE it!” No, I didn’t, but they sure did. Those sirens can sound terrifying.

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Dealer

Can we compromise on Southern CA?

Only if it involves the Kardashians.

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Originally posted by Rightwire:

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Originally posted by Oz_Shadow:
I hear them tested quite often. Mostly used for tornadoes and tests now.

Tornado/Severe Weather mode: Long continuous tone. Power is maintained to the siren

Attack Mode: Tone rises and falls as power is applied, then cut to the siren causing it to wind up and spin down.

The city that I used to work for tested the sirens at 1pm the first Saturday of every month. First in Weather mode, then attack mode. They stopped testing attack mode around 1995 as the threat of Soviet/Russian nuclear attack was minimal at best.

Today it was in a different city, other side of the state. Definitely attack mode with a rising and falling pitch for several minutes at 1pm.

I have not heard that version. Hopefully they educate people on the variations.

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:

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Originally posted by Elk Hunter:
I was trained in CBR (NBC)warfare a few decades ago. Among other things we were taught about the medical effects of radiation poisoning. Taught by real medical doctors.

Given the choice, I would rather be turned into radioactive dust that die of slow radiation poisoning.

And, depending on the altitude of the detonation, the downwind contamination can be for hundreds of miles. Killing and sickening 10s of 1000s of people.

We once did a plot of the downwind destruction of a 1 megaton bomb dropped on Frankfurt, Germany. AIR, with a scaling wind of 25 KMH the 50% casualty rate stretched for 100 miles.

And actually, one of the best and effective ways to protect yourself from fallout is donning standard rain gear.

So donning gas mask, rain coat (top & bottom), rubber gloves, and potassium iodide pills, could get you through it?