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Michigan organises plans for the possibility of a nuclear attack

Michigan dusts off nuclear plans amid war of words Justin A. Hinkley, Lansing State Journal  Jan. 18, 2018 “……..Michigan’s response to a nuclear attack is spelled out in its 342-page Emergency Management Plan that covers everything from floods to infrastructure failures to riots. The State Police plan for satellites falling out of the sky and meteor strikes, Kelenske said.

The 15 pages covering a nuclear bomb list 24 potential targets in Michigan. Most are in the Detroit region, though a potential target can be found in most every corner of the state, including Lansing, Battle Creek, Berrien County and two locations in the Upper Peninsula.

 With Trump and Kim regularly trading trans-Pacific verbal barbs, state officials are reviewing those plans and making sure they’re updated.

“Clearly, when you have a threat on the horizon, we are going to take a look at it, look at our plans, make sure everything is still up to date,” Kelenske said.

Still, “we have to keep this in perspective,” he said. Residents should worry about — and prepare for — the floods, blizzards, thunderstorms, extreme temperatures and other natural disasters they’re far more likely to encounter.

In Lansing, emergency responders are trained in how to respond to nuclear bombs, biological and chemical attacks, and more.

 However, “emergency management has not had to plan for a large scale nuclear event for many years,” Merritt and Tobin said in their statement. “It is not being ignored, in Michigan, it is just a very low possibility at this time.”

Contact Justin A. Hinkley at (517) 377-1195 or jhinkley@lsj.com. Follow him on Twitter @JustinHinkley. Sign up for his email newsletter, SoM Weekly, at on.lsj.com/somsignup.  For more information, see Michigan’s Emergency Management Plan online at michigan.gov/documents/msp/MEMP_portfolio_for_web_383520_7.pdf     https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/capitol/2018/01/18/case-nuclear-war-michigan-get-inside-and-stay-inside/1039679001/

January 19, 2018 - Posted by | USA, weapons and war

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