China's nuclear attack survival guide

KCNA VIA KNS

In its ‘common sense’ guide to surviving a nuclear attack or explosion, the Jilin Daily urges anyone caught in the open to hide in ditches or jump in rivers

CHINA has now published a nuke attack survival guide amid escalating fears a nuclear war is on the horizon.

Beulaland blog believes the guide would not be out of place in the library of anyone living in the contemporary world.

In a “common sense” guide to surviving a nuclear attack or explosion, the Jilin Daily newspaper urges anyone caught in the open to “hide in ditches” or “jump into rivers”.

The survival guide includes cartoon illustrations of ways to dispel radioactive contamination

The state-run paper, which serves the 23.5 million population province of Jilin, the southern edge of which borders North Korea, also explains to readers how nuclear weapons differ from traditional arms.

One method the guide advises is using cotton buds to clean ears

How to survive a nuke attack: drink plenty of water, says the guide

And make sure the doors to your home are shut

Take regular showers to avoid contamination, readers are advised

One illustration shows a woman scrubbing her boots

This sinister illustration shows a child vomiting

The article explained that nuclear weapons have five means of causing destruction: light radiation, blast waves, early-stage nuclear radiation, nuclear electro-magnetic pulses and radioactive pollution.

The first four kill instantly, it said.

The guide also warned people who find themselves outside during a nuclear attack should try to lie in a ditch, cover exposed skin in light coloured clothing or dive into a river or lake to try and minimise the “possibility of instantaneous death”.

Cartoon illustrations of ways to dispel radioactive contamination were also provided, such as using water to wash off shoes and using cotton buds to clean ears.

While a picture of a vomiting child shows how medical help can be sought to speed the expulsion of radiation through stomach pumping and induced urination.

The paper also provided historical context, saying that when the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945, light radiation and the blast wave caused fires and storm winds that destroyed 81 percent of buildings in the city, killing over 70,000 people.