Hypothetical: Could N. Korea Nukes Reach State of Washington & How Far Could Radiation Spread Is LA

I was referring to a Face To Face meet.

 

Because of the limited number of devices they have and the relatively small size, you are probably more in danger of the panicking herd than from the devices themselves - at least initially.

 

SO, lets break down some misconceptions. Any fall out from a low yield blast along the PNW will likely ether stay with in the PNW, or move east to Idaho, Utah, Nevada, and maybe Montana and Wyoming, NOT south ( because of how the Jet stream functions) even a hit to Vancouver B.C. would likely only bring trace amounts south as far as northern Oregon! California would be safe!
The range of NK's ballistic missile systems is an unknown, its really all about payload and getting it where you want it, not whether or not he has the capability, he HAS that capability with his missiles, and so far as any one can tell, all he is lacking is payload. The current testing is of the latest gen system which would give him the ability to hold any one of the serious players at risk, thus giving him a big piece in the world power game!
Yield! Again, estimates put him at some where under 6 M.T. with what is believed he has, most experts in the field believe he is closer to 10 M.T. which is enough to flatten a city like Seattle or a large chunk of L.A.
Capability! How the weapon is delivered and detonated! Even at 10 M.T. damage would be limited if it were a ground impact detonation, an air burst could expand exponentially, thusly increasing the blast radius and the resulting damage. Navigation is another of his problems for now, but it's just a matter of time before that gets figured out!
It is assumed ( incorrectly) that he is operating at about WW-2 Levels of deployment or just post, fact is, he is closer to what Russia was capable of in the mid 80's as far as ballistic capabilities, and sub launch is only a question of the sub system it self, not the weapon, and as we have sen, his subs are not big enough and lack the capability of carrying out such a launch ( For Now) his subs are of local design, not based on any existing designs from Russia or Chinese modifications from the Russian sales of Alfa Class subs to china ( who are unable to maintain a working fleet) so NK is operating at a Mid 50's level of sub capabilities! Remember, these are Diesel Subs, and they need to snort every 10 to 18 hours at best, and that makes them noisy as hell! Tracking any number of his subs would be a seaman apprentice's starting course in sub tracking!!!

 

Good point Sec. a full blown N.B.C. attack could do A LOT of DAMAGE, and be very hard to cope with after! Well with in Fatty's capabilities!

 

I'm not worried about NK firing a missile in the slightest.
Seriously. Not one bit.

I do however worry a little more, that they might be willing to use an interested third party to smuggle a nuke into our territory. But it's not enough to keep me up at night worrying. Because .. if they decide to do it. There isn't a darn thing I can do about it.

I'm more concerned about the upcoming tornado season.

 

I know enough to realize that Radiation wouldn't reach Los Angeles for quite a while and most people wouldn't be of the mindset they need to leave right away. Hence airlines will be running as business as usual with demand not significantly higher at that point. Or am I wrong?

 

To my thinking any allies 'ol shovel face may have in this would be from the M.E. I think a deal was already cut with the Chi-Coms down in Florida a couple weeks back. China may make a bit of noise to save face, but will let Shovel Face get disposed of and reap the bennies. Make no mistake, he's crazy enough to launch if/when he thinks he has a chance of success. I believe their nuke program is farther along than .gov wants us to know. Delivery is his main problem and I'm sure we've had a hand in those problems, but sooner rather than later I believe they will get around those problems. Lets face it, the tech is out there. All SF has to do is find a willing seller. I don't really see a chem attack on the CONUS, but I could see him possibly launching one below the 38th parallel.
Any way you spin it, time is of the essence. Some people in this world simply need to die, he is one and sooner is better than later in this case.

 

That is a good point. Does anyone have an objection if I start a separate page what happens to the rest of the US if one State is nuked in terms of does the Government take over and Shuts down the rest of the US? I admit I'm clueless but want to hear what the rest of you think. I know after 9-11 they shut down the airlines for a few days.

 

Well I totally disagree with you. I obviously have a different mindset than you. This isn't mean as an insult but I was raised in New York City in the 1960/70's and you needed a certain mindset to survive there which I don't think you would in regards to New York City. New Yorkers strive for information, the more information you gather the more you have an upper hand on a situation however unlikely it is to happen. I post questions for situations that however unlikely could happen and I like to hear other peoples ideas/viewpoints because they may change my way of thinking and cause me to formulate different approaches to situations based on their input. I don't dwell on these scenarios but at least if they occur, I have a rough course of action I would follow which is better than winging it. As far as contributions to other threads, that's a good point and I'll try to do more as applicable.