UNTHINKABLE Comments

[Saxon Dog]

Gave this a lotta thought before I wrote it - I believe in self-fulfilling prophecy. Sure hope Im wrong. This one gets a lot worse in a week.

[wa5]

Well, I'm in

EDIT.. I do have a question... how far does an EMP spread from the blast?.. Would the Limo be running 5 miles away, would the kids Video camera/Phone be operative?

Would the Motel still have electricity...

I know Older diesel trucks with Mechanical fuel injection (like GM 53/71 and 92s basically anything pre electronic) would run, but thier alternators may not charge... Not so sure about points type distibutors in non EFI older cars... IE pre 75... (around that time cars were starting to adopt electronic ignition .. Chrysler was an early adopter of this system...)..

[Saxon Dog]

EMP is highly overrated. Ground level or normal altitude bursts dont put out that much. You'd be inside the killed or wrecked radius if the EMP hurt your electronics anyway.

Its only if they pop the nuke at very high altitude that EMP causes more damage than the blast. Theres a really complicated formula for calculating the height/yield curve to get the EMP radius/effect you want.
Its possible to pop a big enough nuke at a high enough altitude to fry everything electronic is the USA, but its a big nuke.

And trust me, this story isnt "unthinkable" yet. That happens on Day 6.

[Saxon Dog]

OK, I guess Im committed to finishing this. Self fulfilling prophecy be damned.
I think my writing is improving. Practice practice practice.

[Jeff]

Ok, I'm commited to reading this. Practice away!

[Jeff]

Hey SD, thanks for the update. Carry on!

Cheers.

[Jeff]

"Look mommy, a mushroom cloud" Great read, thanks (in advance of more. )

[Saxon Dog]

Gee I hate to do this

But on advice from someone who told me that it would be better to post stuff where its limited to Members Only viewing, I put the rest of UNTHINKABLE on another Forum.

I feel disloyal, but I might want to publish it and avoiding problems is always my way.

Here's the link - http://www.alternatehistory.com/discuss ... p?t=160339 - and I think It'll ask you to join up, which isnt a big deal, no weirdness.

Hopefully we can all mention this Forum on their Forum and get some cross traffic.