Nuclear War Survival Skills

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Nuclear War Survival Skills by Cresson H. Kearny

This updated and expanded edition of Nuclear War Survival Skills gives instructions that have enabled untrained Americans to make high-protection-factor expedient shelters, efficient air pumps to ventilate and cool them, and the only home-make-able fallout radiation meter that is accurate and dependable. It also offers other important life-support equipment instructions.

These instructions were developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory civil defense researchers and others, and have been field tested repeatedly under simulated crisis conditions. You and your family can improve your chances of surviving during and after a nuclear attack by learning the nuclear facts and following the self-help instructions given in this book.

Key Survival Skills Covered:

• Expedient Fallout Sheltering
• Understanding Radiation, Exposure, and Protection
• Nuclear Weapons Effects and Blast Protection
• Proper Ventilation and Air Filtration
• Fallout Meters and How to Make Your Own
• Improvised Tools and Equipment
• Food and Water Preparation
• Sanitation and Hygiene
• Medical Preparedness
• Family and Community Preparedness
• Post-Attack Survival

A Key Component of Your Survival Preparations:

Nuclear War Survival Skills emphasizes that, with proper knowledge and preparation the vast majority of people CAN survive even a large-scale nuclear conflict. It debunks myths about the inevitability of mass death in such scenarios, empowering individuals to take practical steps to protect themselves and their loved ones.

This edition of Nuclear War Survival Skills is produced by the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine and is the only edition available which was formatted, approved and published under the direct supervision of the Author, Cresson Kearny. It is bound in a durable field manual style with a water resistant cover. All of the Kearny Fallout meter templates are reproduced at the correct magnification to provide accurate calibration.

This edition also contains the authors last addendum on hormesis.

Forward by Edward Teller

Related Content:

Journal of Civil Defense 2024, Vol. 59, I-1, Expedient Sheltering

CONSTR_PRIV_SHELTERS

Journal of Civil Defense 2022, Vol. 57, Issue 2, Nuclear Weapons Effects