[quote=TheEvanCat]
Nuclear defense is pretty tricky, but in less ways than you'd expect. The intense shit gets washed out by the rain within the first couple of weeks, and you can hang out outside in your MOPP suits after that happens and start like, pressurewashing the ground to get everything else out. I don't remember an exact procedure, but I can research.Fallout is just radioactive particles in the dirt. Once you clear that away there's not too much of a problem. Probably can't plant food and stuff, but you can walk around. Hell, most of Chernobyl right now is able to be hung out in, and has been for a while. That's our case study.
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VICE did a documentary on the old Soviet testing grounds in Kazakhstan. You might have watched it, since I think you follow them about as well as me (or that's Hugs) so I won't go into details for you.

But for the rest: the Polygon testing grounds in northern Kazakhstan was where the Soviets tested a lot of nuclear weapons. I think they basically tested all their nukes there, where as with us we sort of spread it all out in maybe five places, or jointed them with our allies. There's lingering radioactive effects that do cause genetic mutations or higher risk of such things. But you can walk around there with only your shoes covered. The dangerous part of the radioactivity is in breathing the dust.

Also Vodka is the approved Russian protection against radiation, as a fun did-you-know. You could call it the RL Rad-X.