Originally Posted by El_Gringo_Grande

But the fallout is nasty and very long lasting. It gets into everything. Cherynobyl was mild compared to a weapon but it has caused long term effects in a rather large area.

Originally Posted by El_Gringo_Grande

The food and the water.

And those where single, rather small, blasts. A few dozen explosions of the current nuclear weapons?

You are right, of course. Some did survive for many years afterward. But survival would be dependent on many factors.

That whacky radiation and the human body interaction isn't completly understood.

But I would rather not bet on it with my families or my own individual health.