@Polymath: Well there's one in Illinois (they pronounce it like the syrup, though), but sad to say, that's not ground zero of the study, no...
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Uh-oh. January 12. Should I worry...?
God, this is familiar. I recently worked with a guy like that...
@ringer81: Hubris?
@99TelepodProblems: Cool. I'm familiar enough with both concepts, so it seemed to make the most sense...
@Arken: First, the whole world will not be right downwind of a ground burst. It will not be radioactive everywhere.
@tobylane: It's true that 3 feet of water (liquid water...I'm not so sure about a snow block's density) is as good as 1 foot of concrete against most ionizing radiation, and even better (because of the hydrogen in water) against neutrons, yes...
@99TelepodProblems: So, it's Posthuman Erotica?
Um, so how do they know (and what else can some of them even do) when it's over...?
The 'Bubble Fighters' from the Lost in Space movie absolutely need to be in there...
@siosphere: The difference being...?
@Isetta: Damn, where'd you find that...?
@mrantimatter: Actually, you can breathe anything. But some things, only once...
@afrocoolbeans: Agreed. Even with no advances, I only have to make it to 96 to see 2050, which is hardly unheard of. I estimate that if I get to the 2030's or so (and if civilization doesn't collapse in the meantime, or some such), there's a chance of being around indefinitely...
@This is not the commentor you were looking for...: On the other hand, politicians tend not to think beyond the next electoral cycle, and behave in a manner most likely to re-elect them, which is not necessarily the most logical and efficient manner. (we're seeing that today, with COTS funding issues, and…
@SG-17: Nuclear detonations don't make everything in the target area radioactive, either. Any fallout generated (which will be minimal with airbursts, the likely attack mode against cities, because they also enhance blast and thermal effects, rather waste part of the energy digging a hole...we understood that, even at…