If a nuclear bomb landed on Reading...

[Lady Whistledown]

I presume a wind would carry the fallout further East, depends on how the wind blows............fortunately one reason for living in West Wales, no not the only.

Welllllll, you say that...but didn't they find radioactive traces in Welsh & Cumbrian sheep after the Chernobyl disaster all those years ago?

 

[grubbyhands]

Don't worry mate, you will be okay because you are different class.

Interesting remark, how so?

 

[Buzzer]

Why would anyone bomb Reading?


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For the LOLz

 

[LamieRobertson]

I was trying to work out where the least populated area was. Tried dropping one on Thetford. Wipes out the whole of East Anglia (sorry, [MENTION=27447]Goldstone1976[/MENTION] ) up to Cambridge, Peterborough, and taking a fair bit of Essex. Far fewer casualties, however. Maybe mid Wales or somewhere would be thinner still.

Dads Army museum at Thetford...nice forest too..Scottish Highlands would be more convenient..perhaps when Alex S is visiting and tossing the caber

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Dads Army museum at Thetford...nice forest too..Highlands would be more convenient

No more Alan Partridge episodes either

 

[Deleted member 2719]

Interesting remark, how so?

Sorry it was an 80's joke from a sitcom like Terry and June.

Godalming has always been a place for posh nobs ie Charterhouse school.

 

[grubbyhands]

Sorry it was an 80's joke from a sitcom like Terry and June.

Godalming has always been a place for posh nobs ie Charterhouse school.

Got a lot of customers at Charterhouse school as it happens. Sounds more like "man cave" might be a place for "nobs" don't you think. It is dead posh here though.

 

[Gabbafella]

The calculations for this are based only on what the Tsar bomb could theoretically do were it to use 100 megatons. The genuine Tsar bomb only had a yield of 50 megatons.
The fallout would still be a worrying thought though, plus I'm very pasty and burn easily. Factor 60 might not help too much that day.

 

[Deleted member 2719]

Got a lot of customers at Charterhouse school as it happens. Sounds more like "man cave" might be a place for "nobs" don't you think. It is dead posh here though.

Godalming is okay i know quite a few people around that way, i also played football for Witley a few years back, it's just known to be upper class with 1st class rail passenger a plenty, mind you they do have a few thugs too!

 

[lawros left foot]

The calculations for this are based only on what the Tsar bomb could theoretically do were it to use 100 megatons. The genuine Tsar bomb only had a yield of 50 megatons.
The fallout would still be a worrying thought though, plus I'm very pasty and burn easily. Factor 60 might not help too much that day.

I think the advise in the 80s was to build a lean to in your house, using doors and mattresses, and stay in there till it all blows over.
Can't say I'm that confident it would work tho.

 

[Hampster Gull]

Let's hope it lands on "Slough Grammer"

 

[severnside gull]

If a nuclear bomb fell on Reading it would have missed Slough.......... which is hardly poetic.

 

[Charlies Shinpad]

in case of nuclear war, substantial weapons would target Portsmouth and London first strike, Dungeness and Gatwick second strike. not much left amongst that.

I think you would find that Coulport in Scotland would be top of the hit list

 

[sjamesb3466]

It would do £6bn of improvements

 

[Charlies Shinpad]

It was my job in the late 70's/early 80's to programme our nuclear detterant and everyday we had to put in tactical offsets because the wind would vary each day over the targets

 

[Buzzer]

It was my job in the late 70's/early 80's to programme our nuclear detterant and everyday we had to put in tactical offsets because the wind would vary each day over the targets

*taps nose* A27 Southwick Tunnel.

 

[A mex eyecan]

biggest downer was when Greenham Common closed as a US base. Thus ending it as being a Ruskie target, hence meaning Reading was less likely to be Nueced. Having managed a business there for 4 years and having to frequently stay over 2 or 3 nights a week, I met and had to work with some of the very best Reading had to offer. Can we reopen Greenham Common,? please?

 

[Gabbafella]

I think the advise in the 80s was to build a lean to in your house, using doors and mattresses, and stay in there till it all blows over.
Can't say I'm that confident it would work tho.

My Mrs does that when I drop my guts. Based on her language I'd say that it's pretty ineffective against farts therefore I'd not want to risk it against nuclear fallout (unproven as to which one is worse for your health.)

 

[BNthree]

It was my job in the late 70's/early 80's to programme our nuclear detterant and everyday we had to put in tactical offsets because the wind would vary each day over the targets

Wow, that sounds fascinating but assume you can't say too much about it publicly.

 

[AmexRuislip]

If Reading got hit, it would be a ruddy travesty as Bracknell has only just rebuilt their town centre...

All those John Lewis share partners, no more Waitrose free coffees