“Ok, there has just been a nuclear attack. Don’t ask me how or why, just know that the big one hit. So what to do?” This somewhat tense sentence is not taken from a science fiction novel, but from a public announcement in the form of a video, recently published by the New York authorities. on Youtube.
Suddenly, hundreds of thousands of Americans were experiencing a 2.0 version of what their parents or grandparents had experienced decades before, in the middle of the Cold War: the anguish of the atomic attack, the simplified short courses of protection in case of unexpected H-bomb fall on the city, a first survival tutorial before the post-apocalyptic world.
While it is of course the duty of public authorities to prepare populations for the worst, at all times and in all circumstances, the timing of the publication of the New York City video is enough to leave you speechless – or terribly anxious .
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The United States is committed to the last bolt of the last gun in its technical and military support of Ukraine against its neighbor and invader Russia. Vladimir Putin, he seems to lock oneself little by little into a rhetoric of the atomic replica.
It is very actively pursuing the development of its most frightening missiles, such as an Avantgard and its Mach 27 presented as unstoppable, announces in response to the expansion of NATO equip the Belarusian ally with nuclear missileswhile the speaker of the lower house of the Russian parliament threatens to destroy Alaska in Washington.
Anyone see that weird nuclear war PSA that NYC put out on what to do if the city is hit with an atomic bomb? Telling people to get inside and take a shower? As if you’re not just going to disintegrate immediately
– Alli💫 (@AlliGraz) July 12, 2022
If the astonished reactions have accumulated on Twitter, the video having been viewed more than 750,000 times since its publication at the time of this writing, the mayor of the city Eric Adams assumes the action of his services, as NPR reports.
If he explains that the probability of a nuclear attack remains very low, he thus speaks bluntly of the need for “preparation” necessary of the population of his city and the fact of “take the necessary measures after what happened in Ukraine”. In short: improbable is not impossible.
As for this advice provided by the NYC Emergency Management, probably also applicable in Paris, Brest or Bourganeuf, what are they? Basic to say the least, and thus summarized by Interesting Engineeringwe send them to you just in case and out of pure conscience.
If an alert had time to be given, run quickly to take shelter inside a building, at least if your atoms are still linked to each other. Stay locked up and stay away from doors and windows, which you will need to caulk as best you can. Change your clothes and wash as carefully as possible, and inform yourself through the channels still available of what is happening, and of the recommendations of the public services in this unexpected nuclear chaos.
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