Russia - threadbanned users in OP

Yes several nuclear powers ....

There's a big difference between giving asylum to innocent civilians fleeing the war itself and Russian men, many of whom are probably at best indifferent to the war or maybe even support it, but who just aren't will to risk their own lives.

And although I've already replied, here it is again:- what has happened all the radiation generated by these hundreds of atomic bombs all round the world? When you are talking about half-lives of 5-10-20-40+ thousand years and more?

Mobilization doesn't work like that. You can't simply claim to be sick and have your local GP write you a note exempting you from duty, this isn't a standard workplace we're dealing with. Once you are mobilized, you are sent a letter summoning you to a military facility where an army doctor will subject you to a physical. The Russians will be able to get as many people as they need.

They weren't detonated 'all round the world' - they were detonated at specific testing sites away from people as to minimise their impact on society. Many underground and under water.

Such as Bikini Atoll. Read how it is today:

Nice quote from the article:

'Radioactive fallout has affected the geology of the area, as well as made the area unsafe for human resettlement.

Huge swaths of coral reef, plants, land, and three of the 23 original islands within Bikini Atoll have been obliterated as a result of the nuclear bombs detonated in the region. Bokonijien, Aerokojlol, and Nam were vaporized during the testing.

To this day, any food grown in the contaminated soil is hazardous. Consuming fruits and vegetables grown on the atoll will result in radiation exposure. Interestingly, the fish in the lagoon are now deemed safe to eat.'

All roads in Russia are well covered with checkpoints at any time, no matter what direction you are travelling in, never mind in any kind of "emergency". You are pretty screwed if your only way out is by road, unless very near a border.

Radiation from conventional nuclear bombs has very short half-lives. After 48hrs the radiation in the environment is down to 1% of peak.

Conventional nuclear weapons are not designed deliberately to irradiate, they are designed to explode. Radiation is like a design byproduct (or perk for those with a more morbid perspective). The world will not be a barren irradiated wasteland even after a full on nuclear-exchange. The risks are short term - i.e. getting blown to smithereens or exposed directly to cancer-causing levels of radiation. If you lived in the southern hemisphere you would likely be fine.

A meltdown like Chernobyl poses greater long term risks than if a nuclear bomb were to be detonated in the same place (assuming there were no reactor present instead)

Nobody knows what number detonated at close times in close proximites it would take to trigger a nuclear winter beyond theoretical ideas, that would be humanity ending

It actually has been contaminated. There are scientific tests that no longer work for assessing post 1945 data. I can't remember the exact ones. But basically, the signatures they look out for don't work as a result of the resulting radiation released. It's just that the amounts are miniscule as regards "walking around" if you know what I mean.

Caesium-137. Here is a story saying how it can be used to detect fake wine. Basically all wine bottled since 1945 has detectable amounts of it. Wine bottled before 1945 won't. If someone claims to have a really old vintage wine and you find caesium-137 in it, you know its fake.

I don't see it happening, there doesn't seem to be anyone capable of gaining enough support to over throw him,

For me the best hope is the Russian people come out enmass and protest what's going on ,and maybe hope for a coup , Putin drops dead today this so called special operation will continue with who ever gets the nod they will have to show they are stronger than Putin and they can defeat Ukraine in 3 days , going forward you still have the issue of senior officers in the FSB and military wanting to bring the Soviet union back to the Glory days , with all the Baltics under threat,it would take a massive purge in the military and intelligent services along with huge changes in political leadership and management.

Just don't see it happening anytime soon.

I'd be the first the toast his death with a glass or two of single malt .

Upon reading the last few pages, I’m tempted to go into the corner and start rocking back and forth!

I haven’t finished Netflix yet though, I’ll do that first!

Something that de-escalates the situation, not puring petrol on the fire. Maybe something along the lines of what Henry Kissinger advocated and assurances of no NATO membership for Ukraine

Does anyone ever attempt the 55 mile journey from Russia to Alaska?