After Nuclear War, US Government Planned To Enslave The Survivors

Maybe you'd see something wrong with it if your grandparents(or elderly
parents)
were chosen to be sent into a city to clean up radioactive contamination.
Hey,
they've had a fairly long life. Most people probably wouldn't mind their
elders
being sent to clean up the cities.



You can't "clean up" a city after its taken a hit from a nuke. Rain washes the
radiation into the soil and the place stays glowing for years. No amount of
human effort, old folks or not, will speed the process and return an urban area
to a habitable area after such an event.

Gordon
====(A+C====
USN SAR

Donate your memories - write a note on the back and send your old photos to a
reputable museum, don't take them with you when you're gone.

This is coming from a US govt which still says nuclear wepaons are still
safe to use on foreign countries and were safe to test at Nevada...
spare me the b/s the US govt line is anything nuclear is cleanable just
dont mention it...eg dead military people and money costs.

Akin to the stupid policies of the US govt relating to nuclear issues eg
safe to use them overseas etc... HOW in the hell did they ever intend to
clean up their own HOT country after a mass nuclear strike??



Krztalizer wrote:


Maybe you'd see something wrong with it if your grandparents(or elderly
parents)
were chosen to be sent into a city to clean up radioactive contamination.
Hey,
they've had a fairly long life. Most people probably wouldn't mind their
elders
being sent to clean up the cities.



You can't "clean up" a city after its taken a hit from a nuke. Rain washes the
radiation into the soil and the place stays glowing for years. No amount of
human effort, old folks or not, will speed the process and return an urban area
to a habitable area after such an event.

Gordon
====(A+C====
USN SAR

Donate your memories - write a note on the back and send your old photos to a
reputable museum, don't take them with you when you're gone.

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On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 19:02:59 -0800, Gabrielle Rapagnetta
wrote:

"Nik Simpson" :

Since you've obviously given the subject so much careful thought, why not
enlighten us all by telling us what you would have done as US President in
the aftermath of a apocalyptic Nuclear exchange between the USA and the
USSR. It's easy to say that what was planned was far from perfect, but
surely you must have a better idea, otherwise, what's your point?

I would conclude that my leadership is worthless, immediately resign
in disgrace, and never show my face in public again.

OK so you run out on your responsibility. Now what does your
successor do?

On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 16:35:23 GMT, (The Watcher)
wrote:

On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 21:54:50 -0500, "Nik Simpson"
wrote:

Since you've obviously given the subject so much careful thought, why not
enlighten us all by telling us what you would have done as US President in
the aftermath of a apocalyptic Nuclear exchange between the USA and the
USSR. It's easy to say that what was planned was far from perfect, but
surely you must have a better idea, otherwise, what's your point?

My main point is that the US government's attitude toward its citizens seems to
have become reversed from what many people think it is. From a perceived
attitude of "the government exists to assure the welfare and survival of the
people"

In order to do that it must first survive.

On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 17:18:10 GMT, (The Watcher)
wrote:

On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 23:24:24 +1300, "Nicholas Smid" wrote:

(snip)
Actually useing old people, with under post war conditions only a few more
years of life anyway, makes sound sence.

Not to me, it doesn't.

Given that they wouldn't be used in high contamination zones,

I wouldn't say that's a given. If they're gonna die anyway, why NOT use them in
high contamination zones?

Because that would be a waste of effort and resources and wouldn't get
you anything worth having.