How to survive a Nuclear Apocalypse?

Right now, 9 countries have nuclear weapons; if any of them fired even one it could unleash a wave of chaos and disaster; an explosion from a 1 megaton bomb would destroy anything within 1 km of its center. An explosion of air would cause all of the structures within 7 kilometers to fall. Anything within a 12 km radius would be hit by a thermal blast strong enough to cause 3rd-degree burns, and you should keep your eyes peeled since anything within 20 km would be hit with a flash of light, which isn't too harmful but may cause you to become blind for a few minutes.

When you hear the sirens, what should you do?

Why would running away be a terrible idea?

And how would you deal with the fallout?

I understand that surviving a nuclear Apocalypse may appear to be an insurmountable feat, but here are a few tips to help you survive through the early explosions and the aftermath.

Step 1: Hide.

The sirens are blaring and everyone's in the panic better act fast because you could only have a few minutes before impact your 1st instinct might be to evacuate and get as far away as possible.

Take your Monday morning commute will imagine that but much worse yet picture the rest your best bet is to hunker down and find shelter if there are subways nearby go there. There are some of the safest places to withstand stand-in incoming nukes but if there aren't any subways nearby try to find the largest cement building in the best case scenario go to the basement Hiding in a building will help to shield you from the blast. Going as deep as you can underground protect you
when the radiation hits.

Today is the lucky day you find a basement to hide in everything around you violently shakes as you hear a deafening boom. You find your bearings and the rumbling settles but don't leave just yet. It's incredibly dangerous outside.

Step 2: Wait it out.

If you head out now you'll be facing nerve searing heat and a whole lot of fall out in as little as 15 minutes radioactive bits of dirt and debris will start to fall from the sky soon enough everything outside will be covered in radiated dust. Coming in contact with the stuff can quickly induce radiation poisoning which is a terrible way to die. Try to stay inside for at least 72 hours.

After that, it will be safe for you to venture out while you're in there stockpile any packaged food bottled water, and 1st aid supplies that were left inside the building, and make sure you don't eat anything that was outside and unpackaged during the blast as hungry as you might be that radioactive shrimp probably won't taste too good you turn on your phone to call for help but the Internet and your phone service is knocked out you can't stay here forever it's time for you to explore if it's new radioactive world.

Step 3: Look for information.

You take a step outside the world you once knew is now a wasteland but don't stop and stare for a too long time is of the essence. The longer you're in contact with radioactive material the more it will affect your body. Search nearby buildings for radio it's crucial to get information in a time like this you could find help learn where the shelters are or figure out if there will be any more attacks.

Step 4: Search for others.

You can't depend on world leaders to get through this you're going to have to rely on yourself and the help of others while you're searching the nearby buildings call out for other survivors. You can get a lot more done with friends and you can work together to survive. If you do find others and they're not so friendly try to make a trade if you don't have anything that gives you could use your skills as currency.

Step 5: Move

You collect a decent amount of supplies and make a friend or 2. Now you should consider traveling somewhere with warmer temperatures. A large amount of the ashes set from the blast will be injected into the stratosphere potentially blocking out the hang out the sun. Working on your tan will be the least of your worries. Temperatures around the world could drastically drop. Move away from the North where it'll reach freezing temperatures during the nuclear winter. You and your group of survivors journey safely to the South. Unfortunately because of the irradiated land, you have to live off canned beans and tuna for the rest of the days. But you made it through the nuclear Apocalypse alive now that you are a seasoned veteran of the wasteland.

Do you think you could get through another how could you survive 24 hours in Death Valley?