Experts have revealed what you should do in the first ten minutes if World War 3 breaks out, as worries over it grow.
The US launched airstrikes on three of Iranโs nuclear installations in an attempt to destroy the nationโs equipment because of concerns about nuclear weapons in particular.
JD Vance has even voiced his fears of nuclear war and disclosed the instant he believed President Donald Trump had pushed the trigger.
Vance recalled that Trump muted the audio of a call he was having with a foreign leader, stating that the conversationย โisnโt going very well.โ
Vance then asked what had happened after the president pressed a red button.
Trump said,ย โNuclear,โย according to reports. But shortly after hitting the button, someone arrived with a Diet Coke for the president, who had just touched his notorious Diet Coke button.
Jokes aside, there is serious anxiety about nuclear war, and an expert has explained what to do in the first few minutes after an attack.
You should take certain important actions within the first ten minutes, as advised by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP).
โA nuclear detonation, whether from a missile or small portable device, may result in mass casualties,โย theย ICRP says on its website.
โAdequate preparation and appropriate response to a nuclear alert or detonation can protect you and your familyโs health and life. The best way to protect you and your family before, during, and after a nuclear blast is getting inside the centre of a building or basement.โ
โOn August 6, 1945, Mr Eizo Nomura was in the basement of a building in Hiroshima, about 170 meters from ground zero. He survived the atomic bombing and died in 1982 at the age of 84. Most people within a few hundred metres of a nuclear detonation are not likely to survive, especially if unprepared.โ
The ICRP goes on to advise,ย โAfter a detonation, you will have 10 minutes or more to find an adequate shelter before fallout arrives. If a multi-story building or a basement can be safely reached within a few minutes of the explosion, go there immediately. The safest buildings have brick or concrete walls. Underground parking garages and subways can also provide good shelter.โ
โFalloutโ from nuclear explosions is the radioactive material that remains on Earth. Because it can result in radiation sickness, cancer, and even death, the blastโs aftermath can be just as harmful as the explosion itself.
