Wars and Rumors of Wars are constantly permeating the news, both in main stream media and alternative outlets are publishing articles literally on a daily basis and for good reason. How safe are you from fallout or blast radius? We will show you how you can determine that for yourself in your area…
The threats of natural background radiation exposure, background or otherwise, as well as nuclear accidents, or all out nuclear war is on the rise. Is your area safe from accidental fallout or an actual blast? We will show you how you can determine that in your area…
NUCLEAR WAR: Russia’s nuclear doctrine[i] calls for a nuclear strike after “aggression against the Russian Federation with conventional weapons when the very existence of the state is threatened“[ii]. America started to slowly abandoned it civil defense starting in 1958[iii]. It did so by turning to diplomacy to avert such potential quagmires. However, momentum and fear carried the civil defense mindset into the 1960’s and by 1965, an estimated 200,000 shelters were built[iv]. By the 80’s it was nonexistent.
On the other hand, the people of Russia did not forget the pain and suffering they went through in WWII. They never abandoned their civilian defense system. As late as 2016 Russian conducted a civilian exercise which placed 40 million[v]of its citizens into over 5000 of its civilian bomb shelters to test readiness. The results of the exercise caused the Kremlin order[vi] an upgrade of its nuclear bomb shelters[vii]–[viii]–[ix].
Further, Russia has some of the most sophisticated missile systems in the world. From their Sarmat missile. It has a range of 18,000km (11,185 miles)[x]. It can carry at least 10 multiple targetable re-entry vehicles – each with a nuclear warhead – which can each be aimed at a different target, and is also capable of launching Avangard hypersonic missile that can travel further and faster, and fly in an unpredictable path to overcome anti-missile defense systems[xi].
Height of the detonation is important. It can suspend particles 10 nm to 20 µm in diameter that may take months or years to settle, and may settle anywhere in the world[xii]. Click here to use an interactive map where you can determine the detonation point and the radioactive fallout range. Elevated atmospheric radioactivity still remains measurable after the widespread nuclear testing in the 1950s[xiii].
NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS: The list of nuclear accidents is long[xiv]. In the US, Three Mile Island still permeates the thoughts of Americans One of the latest examples is the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, which the Japanese government announced it will start release treated radioactive wastewater into the sea again. This announcement has caused fierce protests in and outside Japan [xv]. Plutonium’s, one of the most deadly manmade elements (nanogram for nanogram) in existence, have been found[xvi] due to the ‘accident’. Plutonium 238 (half-life 87 years), 239 (half-life 24,110 years), and (half-life 6561 years), were detected[xvii]. A published study in the Journal of Environmental Radioactivity has shown that the contamination has traveled around the globe and further confirms that the radioactive fallout from the disaster reached Europe (Lithuania)[xviii].
Many independent investigators have come forward with evidence that the Japanese government has not been providing an accurate accounting of the radioactive levels and other such issues that have arisen due to the accident[xix].
In 1986, the reactor in Chernobyl, Ukraine melted down. However, it was the igniting of the graphite moderator and its release of approximately 1900 PBq[xx] of radiation into the environment that was the major concern. 148 PBq is considered safe[xxi].
Similar to Fukushima, the most hazardous isotopes released were Cs-137, I-131, and Sr-90 (strontium-90, 29-year half-life). These isotopes also have a tendency to accumulate in the thyroid gland. Thyroid cancer, prevalent in children, is the most common and dangerous effect from radiation exposure that occurs. More than 90% of the cancer at Chernobyl was thyroid related[xxii]. Thyroid damage was seen more than 200 miles downwind[xxiii].
However, we also have background radiation that that we are constantly exposed to is also of concern. Background radiation is a measure of the level of ionizing radiation present in our natural environment. We are constantly surrounded by it seven days a week, three hundred and sixty five days a year. It is not due to deliberate introduction of radiation sources. It makes up over half of our yearly exposure to radiation, however your location will determine how much we are exposed too.
Here are the earthquake zones and the nuclear power plant locations in the US;
Here is the individual natural background radioactive substance’s location map of North America;
