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Fallout LabCivil defense · Evidence desk

Section A // Threat board

Pick your scenario

Section B // Index

All files on record

  1. 001 City skyline at dusk under an amber sky with a distant glow on the horizon NUC · Nuclear & RadiationHow to Survive a Nuclear Attack: What to Do, Minute by Minute 15 min
  2. 002 Interior apartment hallway with mattresses, water jugs and a radio for sheltering NUC · Nuclear & RadiationNuclear Fallout Shelter in an Apartment: Where to Go and How to Improve It 11 min
  3. 003 Geiger counter on a concrete windowsill with dust in a beam of light NUC · Nuclear & RadiationHow Long Does Nuclear Fallout Last? The 7-10 Rule Explained 11 min
  4. 004 City skyline at night completely dark except a few candlelit windows GRD · Grid Down & EMPWhat Happens If the Power Grid Goes Down: Hour by Hour 13 min
  5. 005 Person in plain gray clothes with a plain backpack blending into a city crowd GRY · Gray Man & OPSECThe Gray Man Strategy: 9 Rules, the Science and Where It Fails 9 min
  6. 006 Portable propane heater glowing in a dark room with a CO alarm on the wall SCI · Survival ScienceCan You Use a Propane Heater Indoors? What the CO Data Says 9 min
  7. 007 Blister pack of white tablets beside a glass of water on a steel table NUC · Nuclear & RadiationPotassium Iodide for Radiation: What KI Pills Do and Don’t Do 8 min
  8. 008 Dark car dashboard and a phone with a black screen during a blackout GRD · Grid Down & EMPWhat Does an EMP Do? Cars, Electronics, the Grid and People 10 min
  9. 009 Black windlass tourniquet and trauma shears on a steel surface MED · Emergency MedicineHow to Apply a Tourniquet: Steps, Mistakes and What the Data Says 9 min
  10. 010 Empty plains with a lonely road and distant mountains at dusk NUC · Nuclear & RadiationSafest Places in the US During a Nuclear War: What the Data Shows 9 min
  11. 011 Lone figure in a parka standing in a blizzard at night with a headlamp SCI · Survival ScienceHow Long Can You Survive in the Cold? Air, Water and Wind Chill 10 min
  12. 012 Thermal camera view of a forest at night with warm shapes of deer GRY · Gray Man & OPSECCan You Hide From Thermal Imaging? What Physics Actually Blocks 9 min
  13. 013 Red and green aurora over high-voltage transmission towers at night GRD · Grid Down & EMPCarrington Event: What a Solar Superstorm Would Do Today 10 min
  14. 014 Home aquarium in a dim room with unlabeled medicine bottles on a shelf MED · Emergency MedicineFish Antibiotics for Humans: What FDA and the Research Say 9 min
  15. 015 Flat lay of survival gear: headlamp, knife, water filter, first aid kit and radio GER · Gear LabSurvival Gear List: The 12 Items That Actually Matter 9 min

Field tool // Fallout Decay Calculator

How fast does fallout fade?

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Section D // Method

How we check a claim

  1. SourceWe start from FEMA, CDC, FDA, NOAA, NRC and peer-reviewed work, not forums.
  2. MechanismWe explain why something works, so you can judge cases the rule does not cover.
  3. NumbersTimes, distances and doses with units and ranges. Estimates are labelled.
  4. VerdictA plain answer at the top of every file, then the evidence behind it.