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Nuclear War Survival Skills -

The manual focuses on "expedient" civil defense—making what you need with what you have.

Use techniques like filtering fallout-contaminated water through layers of earth and clay. Nuclear War Survival Skills

Store at least a of non-perishable food and water (ideally 4 liters per person per day). using earth as shielding.

The primary resource for nuclear preparedness is the book by Cresson Kearny. Originally developed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory , it provides field-tested instructions on how to survive a nuclear attack using common household items. Core Survival Strategies from NWSS Nuclear War Survival Skills

: Learn to build expedient fallout shelters , such as trench shelters or basement upgrades, using earth as shielding.