Well this is not something I discussed with my sons before sending them off to college. I guess some parents might want to add this to what my child should know before going off to college, I’ll stick with knowing how to do laundry.
I’m wondering what to do in the event of nuclear war and also what I should tell my adult daughters to do.
More local news sources with some more information:
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/36557009/ominous-email-in-the-event-of-a-nuclear-attack
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/36426106/if-nkorea-attacks-hawaii-youll-have-minutes-to-prepare-heres-what-the-state-wants-you-to-do
Back in the 1960’s there were two policies for what to do in case of a nuclear attack. One was the “duck and cover” policy.
The other policy had three steps:
1-Remain calm
2-Bend over
3- (I will leave to your imagination)
I’m giggling because of the “helpful” on the post above. But, reality is, there is not a heck of a lot you can do. Scary times.
I remember as an elementary student in NYC in the late 70s that we had “Nuclear War Drills” in which we moved to the hallways and sheltered.
So sad we are back to this again.
Imagine how the folks in South Korea and Japan must feel!
My oldest son and his gf are going to Hawaii next month on a trip they saved up for a year to go on. I am so scared, but I don’t want them to live their lives afraid, so I will just hold my breath for two weeks.
Reminds me of elementary school – I grew up in the 60’s So as an 8 year old I had a pretty good idea of what the adults thought we should do in the event of a nuclear war. (It never made much sense to me, as we had drills in which we all were supposed to walk home… and that seemed like a dumb way to protect little kids in the even of an emergency.)
Because “duck and cover” was so effective, right? I remember seeing flickering b&w film strips of those drills. Thankfully, I was too young to understand the futility. Reminds me of a conversation I had with a flight attendant friend of mine in the 70’s about the similar effectiveness of leaning forward and putting your arms around your knees in the event of a crash. He said, “Oh, that is absolutely the most effective position for ensuring your head is pushed into your spine by the seat in front of you and you’re dead as cleanly and quickly as possible. The airlines don’t want you to survive a crash as death is generally cheaper than lifetime disability.” So comforting to know.
http://www.snopes.com/travel/airline/brace.asp says that this claim is false.
Mythbusters crash tested the brace position at https://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/videos/killer-brace-position-minimyth .
Yesterday there was a news story regarding Korea, and it did make me think about having the conversation about emergency plans. Could be any emergency…
Yes, @ucbalumnus. I’ve looked that up, too. Not surprised to find another point of view. Of course, right? 
Funny how we’re all thinking, however tangentially, about the possiblity of nuclear war… the other day I caught myself wondering what the safest part of the country would be: not either coast, obviously; not Colorado where I live (we have North American Aerospace Defense Command here;) so is Nebraska up wind or downwind from me (thinking nuclear fallout)? Or would they target the Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma,Iowa because there’s so much farming there, to affect our food supply? So maybe New Mexico would be safe…?
CRAZY TIMES !!!
“I think I have a little bit of a different attitude on North Korea than other people might have,” “I listen to everybody, but ultimately, my attitude is the one that matters, isn’t it? That’s the way it works. That’s the way the system is.”
Jeebus, I had not seen that quote. ^^ 0_0
I actually did look up what to do in the event of a nuke landing nearby recently, and I’m not a particularly paranoid person. At least I didn’t used to be.
@katliamom With Los Alamos in NM, not going to be safe.
@suzy100 Just voiced within the last 2 hours.
@doschicos, I forgot about Los Alamos… Wyoming is out (too much oil/gas/mining) so maybe northern Montana? No one would waste a nuke on Glacier National Park, right?
“so maybe northern Montana?”
Just keep going north, @katliamom. That’s becoming an increasingly attractive option.
Just checked distances from North Korea to Seattle- scary list of articles from Google. A more strategic target than Hawaii. Around 5000 miles- or less and 30 minutes but not great accuracy in article headlines with potential 6000 mile range. I can obsess about this or ignore it like I do earthquakes for son and other relatives and the virtual crowd from CC. I also remember the hiding under the desk bit in elementary school- so ineffective…
But- knock out Amazon and Microsoft and then where would China be? Mad at N Korea for disrupting their goods’ markets? We could carry this line of thinking further and further. And we could get banished/deleted for politicization (hey- that’s a real word, no red underlining) on CC if we express more.
To continue- Vancouver and Victoria CANADA would be affected if the PNW were- how to get a whole lot of countries involved, not just the US.
I was too young and too far from Florida to worry when the Cuban missile crisis occurred.