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That is a difficult question to answer. You cannot protect yourself from the blast, flash, thermal burns, or prompt radiation except by being nowhere near it when it goes off. You cannot protect yourself from the firestorm after the blast, even in some kind of shelter because the firestorm will suck all the oxygen out of the shelter. You can protect yourself from fallout after the fact if you can get to a properly built and adequately supplied fallout shelter before significant fallout has fallen. You will then have to live in the fallout shelter from about 1 to 5 months, never leaving it until an outside radiation survey by a qualified person with a calibrated meter indicates the levels are again safe. Once you leave all food and water sources will have to be tested for contamination before use, also frequent radiation surveys will have to be done to be sure you don't move into a "hot spot". Read Dean Ing's book "Pulling Through".
What else can I help you with?
Why do we use nuclear weapons in war?
Nuclear weapons is a rare sight, and used to protect soldiers in war.
Why should you have nuclear weapons?
to protect yourself and threaten other countries
How did the USSR intend to protect its self?
The USSR intended to protect itself by building a huge army and by developing nuclear weapons.
How many times an we destroy the world with nuclear weapons?
It is difficult to provide an exact number as the use of nuclear weapons would have catastrophic global consequences, potentially leading to nuclear winter and widespread devastation. It is imperative to prevent the use of such weapons to protect life on Earth.
What plan was used to get the UN agency to control nuclear weapons?
To protect the U.S from North Korea
Which effect of nuclear radiatin or weapons can you protect yourself from by wearing your protective clothing and mask?
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Why did the cold war result in an arms race?
Because there was no true defense against nuclear weapons. Once both sides had nuclear weapons, the only way to "protect" themselves from the other side was to have so many more nuclear weapons that even if their enemies used all of their nuclear weapons, there would still be nuclear weapons to shoot back with. That way, nobody would use nuclear weapons, because they could never actually "win" that way. This thought process was referred to as Mutually Assured Destruction, or MAD.
What weapons are considered nuclear weapons?
Those that are nuclear, such as the nuclear bombs.
Where are nuclear weapons found?
In nuclear weapons depots.
Does Zambia have nuclear weapons?
Zambia does not have nuclear weapons.
What are nuclear weapon?
Nuclear weapons are weapons which are fueled by nuclear energy. Examples of weapons that can be fueled by nuclear energy are missile warheads and bombs.
Does Afghanistan have nuclear weapons?
NO. Afghanistan does not have nuclear weapons, nor did it have nuclear weapons at any time, nor has it been accused by other countries of having nuclear weapons. Afghanistan is also a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, for what that's worth.
