Fears of a potential World War III have grown in recent times amid the global tensions and regional battles. Nuclear powers will always be considered a threat by others, but what should you even do if a nuclear blast hits your city? An expert prepper on TikTok has shared his best five-step advice for surviving.
The fear of World War III is likely something many of us have considered in recent years. With conflicts raging in both Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, as well as Donald Trump’s latest threat of invading Greenland, it’s hard not to.
Sadly, today, a war isn’t anymore a question of person vs person. While many soldiers are still involved in war, powerful machines, such as drones, missiles, and bombs, pose an even bigger threat. That said, nuclear war is very much on the table, but it’s important not to fast-forward into a situation of panic.
But what should you do and how should you act if there were a nuclear attack? An expert prepper, Derrick, who goes by prepperpress on TikTok, has made a video with five steps you should follow to survive a nuclear attack.
Expert reveals 5 steps to survive a nuclear blast
In the video, Derrick stated that his advice is specifically for a nuclear bomb between 300-800 kilotons, which is the typical yield of a modern intercontinental ballistic missile. In comparison, the bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima during WWII was about 15 kilotons, according to the World Nuclear Association.
Most likely, if there’s a nuclear drop, you won’t have much time. Still, Derrick states that the best thing you can do is simply limit the potential damage.
“Hit the ground, face down, feet facing towards the blast, cover your head,” he said in the TikTok video. “Make sure to keep your mouth open so your lungs don’t burst from the pressure wave, and remember, don’t look at the flash.”
The TikToker explained that you probably won’t survive if you’re within a mile of the blast. Even three miles away from the crash, buildings will collapse. Therefore, being underground gives you the best chance of surviving. The expert stated you have to “act cquickly” to avoid radiation.
“10 miles out, you are still in danger of fallout, and you have got about 10 to 30 minutes before it starts to falling into the ground as radioactive dust.”
“Get inside fast, ideally a basement, subway, fallout shelter.If those aren’t options, you need to get to a brick or concrete building and head to the center of the building. Stay away from windows and stay away from doorways.”
“Don’t go outside and try and play hero”
The radiation will remain in the air outside; therefore, stay inside. Derrick exåöained that the first 24 hours are crucial, and you should ideally shelter for 72 hours.
“Don’t go outside and try and play hero, you’ll end up dead. Seal up windows, if you can; seal up doorways; cut the airflow from outside in. You want to avoid that radioactive fallout coming into your shelter,” he continued. “Hopefully, you can have a radio so you can hear the government tell you when it is safe to go outside, and hopefully, there is still an intact government.”
He added, “Hopefully more nukes aren’t following.”
So what should you do if you must go outside?
“Cover your mouth with a mask or a cloth, wear goggles, wear gloves and wrap up anything exposed,” Derrick explained. “Travel perpendicular to the wind direction to help avoid radioactive fallout. When you do get back into a shelter, you need to decontaminate, take off your clothes, put them in a bag and throw them outside.”
Prep with food and water
The prepping expert stated that you should always take a shower after, but don’t use conditioner because that will bind the particles to your hair.”
In the end, Derrick concluded that the most important thing is not to panic and not to become a danger to yourself or others. And, of course, you have prepped with food and water.
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