Survivability in 1 psi zone: How screwed am I?

In summary, the presumed explosion is 800 kilotons air burst and the blast radius is 14.7km from the presumed target. The house is brick built, modern double glazed windows and is in the 1 psi zone. There is no information to suggest that I am not at risk. Some calculators can provide information on nuclear blast effects. The best advice is to prepare for the worst and to move to Bamfurlong if necessary.
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HI,

Id like someone to assist me please. the nearest what I would consider nuclear target is 14.7km from my house as the crow flies.

The presumed explosion is 800 kilotons air burst

My house is brick built, modern double glazed windows. Diagonal on from the explosion. Nuke map indicates I am in the 1 psi zone. Not sure how much to trust Nukemap?

Where I live is the blue bit? How survivable and screwed am i?
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I heard the new season of Midsomer Murders is stepping up its game, but wow.
 
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mjagz81 said:
Where I live is the blue bit? How survivable and screwed am i?
Google around and you will find some pretty good nuclear blast effects calculators.
 
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Move to Bamfurlong. Will be faster.
 
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Get a copy of The Effects of Nuclear Weapons, Third Edition, by Glasstone and Dolan. It has 660 pages of more than you ever wanted to know about the subject. And it will answer your question.
 
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mjagz81 said:
How survivable and screwed am i?
No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main;
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And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
John Donne.

Look after your family and community now, they represent your future, and it might be the last chance you have.
 
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Surely that is public domain. I think the entire quote is called for

'No Man is an Island'​

No man is an island entire of itself; every man
is a piece of the continent, a part of the main;
if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe
is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as
well as any manner of thy friends or of thine
own were; any man's death diminishes me,
because I am involved in mankind.
And therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

/
 
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Good replies, so the thread is closed.
 

FAQ: Survivability in 1 psi zone: How screwed am I?

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