Posts by Holly Maxwell
What To Include In Your Nuclear Survival Kit
With various crises unfolding around the world, it’s hard not to contemplate nuclear war. If you are truly concerned, maybe it’s time to think about what to keep in a nuclear survival kit. Anyone not killed in the initial atomic blast will not want to go anywhere. Radioactive particles (radionuclides) will be everywhere, so the…
Read MoreHow to Prep for a Nuclear Attack
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists’ 2023 Doomsday Clock Statement makes for some pretty grim reading. As of January, they had the world at 90 seconds to midnight. The scientists considered the war in Ukraine, as well as the increasing nuclear technology and stockpiling of countries such as China and India, to make their assessment. Is…
Read MoreWhat Is Radiation and What Does It Do?
At the blast of a nuclear bomb, we’re all conditioned to think, “Radiation!” but what is it? We know that radioactive material makes nuclear weapons uniquely dangerous and frightening, but how is it different from other poisonous substances? Can something poisoned by radiation ever be clean again? I sincerely hope none of us ever has…
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