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With Russia attacking Georgia and threatening to attack Poland whilst US forces are stretched thin in the middle east things are not looking too good. So I beleive it is time for us to prepare for the worst. WWIII might be declared, there might be nuclear war, there might be WWIII and nuclear war and possible an alien invasion for good measure. The question is....are you prepared.

Discover Survival page (http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/survival/)

Advice from our good friend Nick Frost (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hWgwCAVhPQ&feature=related)

Nuclear war survival skills (http://www.oism.org/nwss/s73p913.htm)

As long as there's no zombies.

I was a boy scout once.

I was a boy scout once.

...Wait, weren't you supposed to be a girl?

As long as there's no zombies.

Of course there will be Zombies!

I live in New York, one of the top targets when the U.S. starts getting hit with death dildos, so there isn't much point in me worrying or preparing. I'd be dead before I could say, "Oh fuck, that's not very nice of them."

...Wait, weren't you supposed to be a girl?

lol wat?

And many members of my scout group were girls.

I live in New York, one of the top targets when the U.S. starts getting hit with death dildos, so there isn't much point in me worrying or preparing. I'd be dead before I could say, "Oh fuck, that's not very nice of them."

Not even if you said it really quickly?

Damit people. Stop panicking, There will be no WW3.

Every 1st world country knows by now that there is nothing to gain from traditional warfare.

There may be isolated cases fo 1st world vs 3rd world, but nothing that can be considered a world war. 1st worlds have the brains to know that nuking anywhere is a bad idea. 3rd worlds dont have the capacity.

not prepared at all.

There isn't going to be a war between the superpowers.

Yet another local war maybe, but both the Russians, and even the Americans (whose government I don't generally credit with a surplus of cerebral capacity) know that nuking each other isn't the road to victory. Just keeping arming the proxies and talk them into dying on your behalf, it's worked so far.

Let's see... I was born in the 70s, in a town in Western Germany about 30km away from the border with Eastern Germany, and maybe 50km away from the border of Chechoslovakia.

I grew up prepared for WW III. And I've seen situations far, FAR worse then the current one not resulting in another war.


The only thing about this situation that really gets me is the incredible irony...

For one I doubt there will be a World War 3 but there may be more local countries fighting....

Well I live in the dead center of the USA so all there is here is nuclear silos and farm land...

I always have a bag of marshmallows handy so I can hold one in the air when the bombs go off.

With Russia attacking Georgia and threatening to attack Poland whilst US forces are stretched thin in the middle east things are not looking too good. So I beleive it is time for us to prepare for the worst. WWIII might be declared, there might be nuclear war, there might be WWIII and nuclear war and possible an alien invasion for good measure. The question is....are you prepared.

Discover Survival page (http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/survival/)

Advice from our good friend Nick Frost (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hWgwCAVhPQ&feature=related)

Nuclear war survival skills (http://www.oism.org/nwss/s73p913.htm)

That's what Preparation H is for. *holds pinky to mouth*

Yep, just finshed my home-made bunker.

The question is....are you prepared.


I was born in Milan in 1976.
This means that I survived:
The Seveso Disaster
The Cold War
The "strategia della tensione"
The Democrazia Cristiana
The Craxi era
The 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy (and Italy winning the World Cup in '82 and '06)
The mafia bombings in early '90s
31 editions of the Sanremo festival of italian song (you know, "cuore-amore! mandolino! maaammaaaa!!!")
AAAAND... 3 Berlusconi cabinets (and currently struggling against the 4th)

I think I've aquired good survival skills. A little nuclear war doesn't scare me... it's my country who gives me the creeps!

While I was born in 1987 in Mississippi, and the worst disaster I survived was a minor hurricane, I'm quite in agreement that things will need to get a whole lot worse before we start 'getting ready'.
Right now its just politics. The US frequently does EXACTLY what Russia is doing right now. The Russians are just rebuilding a bit of reputation, maybe in preparation to take over a few small neighbors. We'll probably end up selling them atlases to show the new Russian Empire or something. Its the American Way, after all.
Of course, keeping a generalized disaster kit around (in case of any sort of emergency) is never a bad idea. While nuclear wars are unlikely, you never know when an earthquake might hit.

I always have a bag of marshmallows handy so I can hold one in the air when the bombs go off.

To see which disintegrates first? You or the Marshmallows? :D

Yea I have a bomb shelter that I built so that I can hide when the women in my life have PMS.

I've got an old anderson shelter from WII at the bottom of my Garden. Will that protect me?

From a Hydrogen bomb? Depends on how close it is. If it's close it won't. If it's several miles you might just have a chance.

I live in london. Fuck :(

I live in london. Fuck :(

Yea....your really fucked. Almost as bad as living in DC or Moscow. At least Moscow has a sheild. (DC?)

Ahhh but htting London would be stupid. Even if you killed off the government, the UK's nuclear system doesn't need the PM. The Submarine captain can fire anyway.

You'd want the government around to negotiate with.

Ahhh but htting London would be stupid. Even if you killed off the government, the UK's nuclear system doesn't need the PM. The Submarine captain can fire anyway.

You'd want the government around to negotiate with.

Theres no time to negotiate once nukes are fired.

That depends on the exchange.

If thousands have gone up then you'd be right but if it was a small exchange there might be. That's what happens in the novel "The Third World War".

Well, I live about 40 miles from a strategically-important air force base in the US, but I'm not near anything like the Hanford reactor site or Chicago and am therefore likely to have about 24 hours to "get out of Dodge" if the SHTF.

I have food for 48 hours, plenty to get me to my family in a more rural area then where I live.

Well, I have a bandana..

well,i live in Järvenpää and only inportant target nearby is the capital,Helsinki which is about 50-70 kilometres from here.so,i think i will survive.(BTW did you know what the the prototype of the metre is made of? platinum)

To see which disintegrates first? You or the Marshmallows? :D

Consider it an experiment.

Of course I'm prepared. I live not more than 5 miles from Cheyenne Mountain. This will amost certainly be ground zero for an attack. If it comes, I will be vaporize almost immediately, so I will need no survival kits or other preparations.

Isn't that place like Captain Scarlet? As in, "Indestructible"?

Consider it an experiment.

Your eyes will melt before you can see your experiment finsh.

Oh well.

I remember seeing a public information film saying all you need to survive a nuclear attack is a duck and a cover (I think a damp tea towel will do).

I remember seeing a public information film saying all you need to survive a nuclear attack is a duck and a cover (I think a damp tea towel will do).

Or an old lead-lined refrigerator, if you have one handy.

I'm 55 miles outside of NYC... and I'm not prepared.

New plan!

I am going to use a old soviet bunker that we no longer use.

Or an old lead-lined refrigerator, if you have one handy.

True, though I am not sure which breed of duck is best.

True, though I am not sure which breed of duck is best.

Loon, obviously.

True, though I am not sure which breed of duck is best.

Swans are good, they are white and so help deflect the heat of the blast quite well. Plus after the war is over their feathers can make nice (irradiated?) decorations...

Yea I have a bomb shelter that I built so that I can hide when the women in my life have PMS.

:D I call mine a shed, or the clubhouse.

I got horns that open bottles, and I got horns that hold my keys, I got horns that when you turn ‘em right, they help me watch TV.

I got horns that open pickle jars, and horns that come with hair, I got horns that hang my other horns - I always come prepared.

I live in New York, one of the top targets when the U.S. starts getting hit with death dildos, so there isn't much point in me worrying or preparing. I'd be dead before I could say, "Oh fuck, that's not very nice of them."

Omg death dildos. XD

But yeah, I live practically in the middle of nowhere, so if the Russians want to waste millions of dollars and bomb a city with 10000 people, laughs on them.

Can we begin calling this, "Cold War 2: Electric Nuke-aloo"?

I'd say I'm rather well prepared for almost anything. My house has a fall-out shelter in the basement (two feet of concrete, three inches of steel, another foot of concrete), and I keep it stocked with two months preserved food and three months water. I also have seeds, fresh dirt, fertilizer, a bike powered generator, and multiple firearms. So long as nothing lands nearby, I'd live.

Rolling squid;13931562']I'd say I'm rather well prepared for almost anything. My house has a fall-out shelter in the basement (two feet of concrete, three inches of steel, another foot of concrete), and I keep it stocked with two months preserved food and three months water. I also have seeds, fresh dirt, fertilizer, a bike powered generator, and multiple firearms. So long as nothing lands nearby, I'd live.

uh, why?

I was a boy scout once.

He was caught with a Brownie.

uh, why?

My house is from the cold war, and the first owner had the shelter built into the house. I bought the house after he died, and have just kept the thing stocked. I've got no other use for the money, so why not?

Rolling squid;13931671']My house is from the cold war, and the first owner had the shelter built into the house. I bought the house after he died, and have just kept the thing stocked. I've got no other use for the money, so why not?

ah... You know, it could make a good novelty tourist attraction. Some of the government shelters here were opened to tour groups, you can even spend the night in one :)

Damit people. Stop panicking, There will be no WW3.

Spoilsport.

In all probability, the time it will take to go nuclear is longer than the time it would take for me to pack my bags and get to Israel.

If there is to be World War III, I will side with my people.

Yea....your really fucked. Almost as bad as living in DC or Moscow. At least Moscow has a sheild. (DC?)

Nope. The US didn't even bother trying. There's too many missiles betwixt the US and Russia to be realistic about one's odds of survival. Of course, the Moscow shield has the added benefit of being one that mounts nukes, so that even if you do manage to knock down all inbounds, all of the local electronics will be fried beyond recognition.

With Russia attacking Georgia and threatening to attack Poland whilst US forces are stretched thin in the middle east things are not looking too good. So I beleive it is time for us to prepare for the worst. WWIII might be declared, there might be nuclear war, there might be WWIII and nuclear war and possible an alien invasion for good measure. The question is....are you prepared.

Discover Survival page (http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/survival/)

Advice from our good friend Nick Frost (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hWgwCAVhPQ&feature=related)

Nuclear war survival skills (http://www.oism.org/nwss/s73p913.htm)

... hmm... so are you saying that the US is the only one with an army to stand up against the "Russian Threat"?

Omg death dildos. XD
Oh shit... we're fucked! :eek:

... hmm... so are you saying that the US is the only one with an army to stand up against the "Russian Threat"?

The WEU/EU ESDP folks could if they hung together. They'd really need the Germans and Turks, because of both country's armored capabilities.

The illuminati will finally rise to power.

The WEU/EU ESDP folks could if they hung together. They'd really need the Germans and Turks, because of both country's armored capabilities.

it might be me... but that sounds like you really don't believe they will hang together.

it might be me... but that sounds like you really don't believe they will hang together.

It would be tough. If you happen to be facing down 20,000 Russian MBT's, and strategic bomber strikes, all the while suddenly having been abandoned by your really huge NATO ally, the US...it would be tough. That, plus cutting out of the organization might keep the Russians out of your country.

I've a bit of a tough time seeing the willingness of the French to go to war for the Poles, especially if the US just set the wonderful example of being unwilling to do so.

But, it's not improbable that it would fall apart. It's just a tough task.

It would be tough. If you happen to be facing down 20,000 Russian MBT's, and strategic bomber strikes, all the while suddenly having been abandoned by your really huge NATO ally, the US...it would be tough. That, plus cutting out of the organization might keep the Russians out of your country.

I've a bit of a tough time seeing the willingness of the French to go to war for the Poles, especially if the US just set the wonderful example of being unwilling to do so.

But, it's not improbable that it would fall apart. It's just a tough task.

true, but it does leave me with more questions.

Do all other EU look to the US for inspiration?
what about unity in the face of Advesry (sp?)
why did you credit my quote to Knights of Liberty? :confused:

Sentiments aside, it's not like the EU really has a choice. An attack aimed at one member of the EU equals an attack aimed at the EU as a whole, with all the logical consequences.

Do all other EU look to the US for inspiration?

Rather, I'm saying that the shock of being suddenly ditched by the US would be a shock.

The US would bring a lot of firepower to the party, roughly doubling what the EU would bring on land, and trebling it at sea.

what about unity in the face of Advesry (sp?)

One as huge as Russia is pretty tough. The incentives to bail would be pretty high.

why did you credit my quote to Knights of Liberty?

This whole only being able to use the quick reply thing kind of sucks. Somehow I crossed the posts and names.

This whole only being able to use the quick reply thing kind of sucks. Somehow I crossed the posts and names.

ah, ok. as long as you didn't think I was KoL. :p

lol wat?

And many members of my scout group were girls.

that was venture scouts right.

As for the Zombies i wouldnt have to worry about them too much them. i have a plan

i have a plan
Mein Fuehrer, I can walk! (cue music)

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/2638/mearsxx0.jpg

With Russia attacking Georgia and threatening to attack Poland whilst US forces are stretched thin in the middle east things are not looking too good. So I beleive it is time for us to prepare for the worst. WWIII might be declared, there might be nuclear war, there might be WWIII and nuclear war and possible an alien invasion for good measure. The question is....are you prepared.

Discover Survival page (http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/survival/)

Advice from our good friend Nick Frost (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hWgwCAVhPQ&feature=related)

Nuclear war survival skills (http://www.oism.org/nwss/s73p913.htm)

i have a pretty kickass penknife. it has a thermometer http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/2226/smileis1.gif

In a word, no, I'm not preapred. Wait, that's four...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frAEmhqdLFs&feature=related

that was venture scouts right.

As for the Zombies i wouldnt have to worry about them too much them. i have a plan

Yeah it was and Scouts and Cub Scouts and joey's for the very young

Let's see - shall I hide in a bunker for a year and hope there's something left on the outside to make the survival worth the effort, or plan to stand near the site of whatever happens and hope to gain super powers? Questions, questions.....

With Russia attacking Georgia and threatening to attack Poland whilst US forces are stretched thin in the middle east things are not looking too good. So I beleive it is time for us to prepare for the worst. WWIII might be declared, there might be nuclear war, there might be WWIII and nuclear war and possible an alien invasion for good measure. The question is....are you prepared.

Discover Survival page (http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/survival/)

Advice from our good friend Nick Frost (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hWgwCAVhPQ&feature=related)

Nuclear war survival skills (http://www.oism.org/nwss/s73p913.htm)
Not. Going. To. Fucking. Happen.

So it's probably a bit premature of me to compose a 'to do' list for World War Four? Now what am I going to do with my machete and spear stockpiles?