I fear that nuclear war could be happening soon…

Global tensions seem to be rising, and superpowers are allowed to be more and more reckless. It feels like the third world war is imminent, a nuclear war which would end everything.

I am so scared… I am so paralyzed to do anything now. Am I overreacting? Also, what should I be doing?

  • KelvarCherry@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 days ago

    Nuclear War in films, like most aspects of life, is extremely over-dramatized. IF, and that’s a big If, a country launched a nuke at another, it would not mean an end to the world, or the nations involved.

    Nukes are not reality-destroying devices. They will destroy a part of a city. They would destabilize life in that area, but one bomb is far from a global crisis. Your life would remain the same unless you are near the impact site.

    Here is one key disaster preparation step you can take, relevant in a nuclear attack as well as storms and civil unrest: Stock up on water. Keep a few milk jugs large containers, clean them out well, and fill them with tap water; Then shut them and put them somewhere cool and out of the way. That’s the most essential disaster prep step you can do.

    Edit: Milk jugs will biodegrade and may begin leaking within months. A large office cooler-type bottle is a better solution. You’ll have to buy it, but it’s a relatively small investment.

      • KelvarCherry@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        2·
        2 days ago

        I looked up the advice I had blindly followed and apparently milk jugs are biodegradable. That’s good for the environmentalists, but not for water storage. That said, stored water won’t “go bad”. It won’t even acidize like a glass of water on your countertop.

        • Scrollone@feddit.it
          2·
          2 days ago

          Pure water, maybe. But I’m pretty sure that if you just put water out of the tap, algæ will grow in it

    • Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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      2 days ago

      Nukes won’t burn the world to a cinder, but they will end the world’s infrastructure.

      Say good bye for probably a longer period to clean water, electricity, healthcare, etc. There is a point to say that the dead will be lucky.

      Having said that, there will likely be pockets of livable arras where humanity will survive, but life for the survivors likely will be shitty for a number of decades until things stabilize again