Nowhere is Safe in America from Nuclear Fallout

“Nowhere is truly ‘safe’ from fallout and its consequences, such as food and water contamination and prolonged radiation exposure,” says the Senior Policy Director for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. This has become clearer with recent advancements in fallout science.

The growing intersection of geopolitics and atmospheric modeling is highlighting the dangers of nuclear weapons not only to their targets but to entire countries. Key to this understanding are advanced atmospheric dispersion models, which surpass the basic tools of the Cold War.

Recent simulations by Sébastien Philippe and his team at Princeton use real-time weather data to track radioactive fallout in detail. They focus on a hypothetical attack on U.S. missile silos in Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Montana, and North Dakota, following the fallout for 48 hours post-detonation.

The findings are concerning: fallout plumes from missile blasts could expose over 300 million people in North America to harmful radiation beyond the immediate areas. The Midwest, home to missile fields, is expected to face the worst effects, while Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont are anticipated to have the lowest exposure levels, with estimated four-day doses ranging from 0.001 to 0.5 Gy.

Montana, Wyoming, and Nebraska could face radiation exposure levels between 1 and 84 Gy, which can be lethal according to the International Commission on Radiological Protection. Worst-case wind patterns may shift these boundaries, highlighting the unpredictability of fallout risk. Recent research now considers complex chains of radionuclide decay and their associated health effects, rather than focusing solely on a few radionuclides and average wind patterns.

Modern techniques, such as the “cocktail DCC” method, evaluate numerous radionuclides and their decay products. By precomputing dose conversion coefficients (DCCs) for various fallout products, these models efficiently calculate the total radiation dose from inhalation, immersion, and groundshine, simplifying the estimation of radiological risk while accounting for contributions from all decay products over time.

Research has shown that neglecting the accumulation of radioactive progeny can underestimate dose rates by up to 90% within one week, posing significant risks in emergency planning.

The dispersion of radioactive material is influenced by atmospheric physics. Following the Chernobyl and Fukushima incidents, it was observed that these substances can travel hundreds to thousands of kilometers, depending on emission height and wind conditions. Recent studies using machine learning and weather models reveal a strong connection between dispersion patterns and large-scale wind systems.

In winter, the direction of fallout is highly predictable, with accuracy rates exceeding 90% for up to 33 hours. In summer, local weather creates uncertainty, but downwind areas still face the highest risk. Emergency planners recommend sheltering in place for at least four days, especially during the first 48 hours after an explosion, which are the most dangerous. However, even optimal sheltering has limitations, as noted by various experts, “nowhere is truly ‘safe.’”

The spread of fallout, food and water contamination, and the risk of nuclear winter make “safe zones” more relevant than absolute. Understanding radiation dose units is crucial: the gray (Gy) measures absorbed radiation, while the sievert (Sv) reflects its biological effects. For gamma and beta radiation, 1 Gy equals 1 Sv, but alpha particles and neutrons have a greater biological impact. Doses above 1 Gy can cause acute radiation sickness, and those over 8 Gy are often fatal, even with treatment.

The World Nuclear Association notes that “at this level of radiation exposure, survival rates are nearly zero, regardless of medical care.” Nuclear weapon fallout differs from power plant accidents in both scale and the types of radionuclides released. Weapons produce short-lived, highly radioactive isotopes, while power plants release longer-lasting isotopes. Furthermore, the unpredictable nature of a nuclear blast requires a faster and more thorough emergency response.

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2 Peter 3:4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

2 Peter 3:5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

2 Peter 3:6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

2 Peter 3:7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

2 Peter 3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day.

2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which, the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

2 Peter 3:11 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

2 Peter 3:12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

Jude 1:14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,

Jude 1:15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

Jude 1:16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts.

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