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December 4, 2024

Map Shows Safest US States to Live During Nuclear War

Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Newsweek about safety in a nuclear war.

“While those who live near military facilities, ICBM silos in the Midwest or submarine bases along the coasts might bear the most immediate and severe consequences of a nuclear attack, there’s no question: ANY nuclear war or weapons detonation would be bad for everyone,” John Erath, the Senior Policy Director for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told Newsweek.

“Nowhere is truly ‘safe’ from fallout and other consequences like contamination of food and water supplies and prolonged radiation exposure,” he said. Read more

Posted in: Center in the News, John Erath, Press Room, United States

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