
This Exists #17: An Imminent Missile Threat Tipsheet
Welp, Guam is reminding folks of its civil defenses following North Korea’s threat to conduct a simultaneous test-launch of four missiles into the waters near the tiny Pacific island. Here’s the full document.
Also, stay indoors, close to the center of the building or in the basement if possible. If your cell phone reception is poor there at normal times, alpha and beta rays can’t get you, and gamma will be weaker.
Remember that radiation from the fallout is the worst in the first few hours, which is when you should stay inside, shielded, as much as you’ll want to get far away as quickly as possible – most of the unstable radioactive elements that get created in the explosion (the fallout) have pretty short half-lives that measure in hours.
But afterwards, yeah, get away, discard your clothing when you can, get washed, take iodine pills, etc, etc…