In Case of Nuclear Attack, Be Old
Everyone knows the children are our future. Except in cases of nuclear attack. Then it's businesses and adults first. This, at least, is what we gather from our visit to Ready.gov, the Department of Homeland Security's official website for citizen preparedness. Lucky for the kids, escaping nuclear annihilation is actually a lot easier than generally assumed. According to Ready.gov, all you've gotta do to live through a terrorist blast is walk around the corner from the point of detonation. Nuclear scientists, alas, are less optimistic about urban strolling as a survival tactic. WaPo has the full report.— GREG BEATO