16 December 2010
New Advice for Nuclear Strike - Don’t Flee, Get Inside - NYTimes.com
This isn't new. Once upon a time a government official got made the subject of a lot of PC & late-night humor for suggesting a variation of getting under cover.
Interesting fact from the article (emphasis mine):
Suppose the unthinkable happened, and terrorists struck New York or another big city with an atom bomb. What should people there do? The government has a surprising new message: Do not flee. Get inside any stable building and don’t come out till officials say it’s safe
Interesting fact from the article (emphasis mine):
Even staying in a car, the studies show, would reduce casualties by more than 50 percent; hunkering down in a basement would be better by far.
Mao's Great Leap to Famine - NYTimes.com
Borrowing a quote from the Instapundit:
Mao's Great Leap to Famine - NYTimes.com
As I reminded my conservative blogger friends who were applauding the latter – 'When the communists show up to protest the Nazis, you’re supposed to pray for an asteroid, not pick a favourite.'
Mao's Great Leap to Famine - NYTimes.com
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