Nuclear War Survival Skills (1987) [pdf]

I appreciate the way the book teaches the realities of nuclear war. Some interesting things I picked up from the myth/fact section: -Food & water isn't contaminated unless fallout particles enter into it. Thus any food/water stored in airtight containers is safe to consume. -The US & Russia likely don't have enough nuclear firepower to kill every human being on earth (a commonly cited "fact"). This is based off of misleading calculations. -Within a couple of weeks, fallout radiation would…

The books thesis is that nuclear war is far more survivable than the public has been led to believe. It's an eye-opening perspective for sure. But this is not the kind of book you're going to be able to use in a crisis. The appendixes contain how-tos for: 1. building a fallout shelter 2. building a ventilation device for the shelter 3. building a dosimeter The problem is that these instructions are mixed with commentary. Lots of it. There are…