Nuclear fallout shelters in my area10/7/2023 In the Czech Republic, my findings from a case study of preparedness in the capitol city of Prague have shown that leftover Cold War-era bunkers are currently kept in a state of readiness to protect the population from nuclear war. In Europe, fears of bunking down for COVID-19 lockdowns are being replaced with fears of bunking down in shelters for nuclear attacks. director met with his Russian counterpart on Monday to warn against the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine. I recently returned from a faculty exchange in the Czech Republic, where I investigated the availability of nuclear fallout shelters in Prague.Ĭurrent events show that Russia is searching for a pretext to unleash nuclear weapons. My research on civil defence for nuclear war led me to explore how central European cities are preparing. Currently in Kyiv, emergency workers are preparing 425 shelters for use during a nuclear war. This is both due to an influx of war related-refugees to Central European cities, and discontent over the related rising cost of energy.Īs bombs fall on Ukraine, European nations are waking up to the sorry state of their own civil defence. With the ongoing Ukraine war, tensions in Europe are on the rise.
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