4 minute warning?

[Bingoman]

I read a story in the Ukraine war thread and got me thinking if there was a Nuclear attack on the UK and there were air raid sirens and a 4 mintue warning what happens next?

Where will people go incase of a missile strike or a Nuclear attack as we dont have bunkers anymore would people hav to find or build shelters to make sure friends and family are safe?

And what would you do if heard it would you take it seriously?

 

[Pickman's model]

I would be astonished as air raid sirens were removed about 30 years ago and have not been replaced. What happens next? We'd all be immolated if lucky or slowly die unpleasantly if unlucky

 

[bluescreen]

 

[dessiato]

I'd snuggle up to my wife, tell her how much I love her, and comfort her as much as I could.

I'd hope to tell my family and friends how important they are to me. But I'd assume that the phones would be down.

Thinking about this, I'll tell them now while I know I can. People don't do this enough. We should. Time is short and precious.

 

[Pickman's model]

Film online here

 

[Elpenor]

I’d probably make sure I’d done wordle for the day.

 

[DotCommunist]

just enough time for one last one off the wrist

 

[Ax^]

Film online here

if you want to ruin your sunday afternoon its a great watch

 

[The39thStep]

Why is it four minutes?

 

[LDC]

I have given this a bit of thought since the start of the Ukraine invasion....

I'm not near a major target, so might survive initial exchange. I have a small cellar so would retreat there and wait and see.

If there was some more obvious build-up to it looking likely I have a plan to what to do with the house and supplies etc.

 

[LDC]

Why is it four minutes?

I seem to remember it's not that they'd get hours yet only give the proles 4 minutes, it's to do with the likely time left between launch being detected, confirmed and then probably go through a few focus groups or something before they sound the alarm for us.

 

[Elpenor]

I have thought about this since the start of the Ukraine invasion....

I'm not near a major target, so might survive initial exchange. I have a small cellar so would retreat there and wait and see.

If there was some more obvious build-up to it looking likely I have a plan to what to do with the house and supplies etc.

Where are the major targets?

My concern is if they hit Plymouth, I’m 25 miles NE from there so I imagine a risk given prevailing winds

 

[krtek a houby]

Why is it four minutes?

About all we can manage at this stage in life

 

[Ax^]

Where are the major targets?

My concern is if they hit Plymouth, I’m 25 miles NE from there so I imagine a risk given prevailing winds

uinless you in cornwall , the other hibradies , shetland or anglesey you pretty boned anyways you look at it

 

[The39thStep]

I seem to remember it's not that they'd get hours yet only give the proles 4 minutes, it's to do with the likely time left between launch being detected, confirmed and then probably go through a few focus groups or something before they sound the alarm for us.

You'd think with all these drones and satellites they could do a bit better than that tbh . Not sure we are getting the best value for money

 

[surreybrowncap]

Trial run....?

Public emergency alerts to be sent to all UK smartphones

The government will send people loud, siren-like warnings to alert them when there is a risk to life.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Elpenor]

I notice we haven’t heard from Bingoman since they posted the thread

Wonder what they ended up doing?

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

Our cellars were originally built as bomb shelters/communal laundry, although given my proximity to Manchester city centre, I'm fucked, fried any which way.

Btw, there's a nuclear detonation simulator map:

NUKEMAP by Alex Wellerstein

NUKEMAP is a website for visualizing the effects of nuclear detonations.

nuclearsecrecy.com

You put in where you live and then select the type/size of the bomb from the drop down menu, and it shows you the blast radius. You're welcome.

 

[Elpenor]

uinless you in cornwall , the other hibradies , shetland or anglesey you pretty boned anyways you look at it

Maybe I should move to the Scilly’s

 

[Bingoman]

I notice we haven’t heard from Bingoman since they posted the thread

Wonder what they ended up doing?

I would probably make sure family was ok before I try make sure the house was fine then wait to see what happens next?

 

[ouirdeaux]

given my proximity to Manchester city centre, I'm fucked

This may be true in times of peace.

 

[danny la rouge]

Where are the major targets?

My concern is if they hit Plymouth, I’m 25 miles NE from there so I imagine a risk given prevailing winds

Faslane is just 25 miles from me, too. So we’d be taken out pretty quickly, I’d imagine.

If you want you can check your house on Nukemap. NUKEMAP by Alex Wellerstein

 

[Magnus McGinty]

I'd get the last word in on some ancient beef.

 

[Ax^]

oh no you won't


anyways why are we all going to die this morning ????

 

[contadino]

Stopping the clocks would seem a sensible course of action.

 

[spitfire]

Stopping the clocks would seem a sensible course of action.

A cunning plan.

 

[Pickman's model]

I have given this a bit of thought since the start of the Ukraine invasion....

I'm not near a major target, so might survive initial exchange. I have a small cellar so would retreat there and wait and see.

If there was some more obvious build-up to it looking likely I have a plan to what to do with the house and supplies etc.

What could be worse than retreating into a small cellar then finding you were trapped in it?

 

[Nikkormat]

Here in Czech Republic we still have public sirens, which are tested monthly. Prague has some limited space in public shelters; these used to be kept stocked with food and water, but that stopped many years ago. If I was at home and the warning went off, I'd scoop up the cat and head to the basement. My old work was seconds from a deep metro station equipped with air filters and blast doors. No idea where the nearest shelter to my new work place is; it's a solid old building so probably the cellar is as good as anywhere.

Good article here: Inside Prague's labyrinth of bomb shelters.
And a recording of the different sirens here, with instructions for action.

 

[LDC]

What could be worse than retreating into a small cellar then finding you were trapped in it?

Finding you were down there as well?

 

[savoloysam]

Pray that it explodes directly above Slough (they actually detonate before they land)