A town of about 200 people, almost all of whom live in the same building

Re:A town of about 200 people, almost all of whom live in th... by NinjaTime on Monday January 05, 2015 @05:12PM (#8841566)

Hell most jails in the U.S dwarf this complex. Dear lord I hope an EMP never hits any of those towns. Sure hope the gov hasn't taken away the ability to protect yourself.

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Re:A town of about 200 people, almost all of whom live in th... by pluma on Monday January 05, 2015 @05:40PM (#8841740)

I think Alaskans would be able to defend themselves just fine. As far as I know they ride bears to work and eat raw fish.

My sources may not be perfectly accurate all the time, though.

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Re:A town of about 200 people, almost all of whom live in th... by danans on Monday January 05, 2015 @07:21PM (#8842193)

They'd be even more formidable if they rode fish to work and ate raw bears.

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Re:A town of about 200 people, almost all of whom live in th... by koenigdavidmj on Monday January 05, 2015 @05:56PM (#8841813)

This building probably has more firearms in civilian hands than residents.

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Re:A town of about 200 people, almost all of whom live in th... by ceejayoz on Monday January 05, 2015 @05:26PM (#8841657)

To my knowledge, EMP has killed precisely zero people in human history. I'd be curious as to why you think people living in a high-rise can't defend themselves.

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Re:A town of about 200 people, almost all of whom live in th... by pluma on Monday January 05, 2015 @05:39PM (#8841728)

Probably because an EMP would fry most electric devices? I'm not sure it would affect the heating (there's likely electricity involved, but I'm not sure how an EMP might affect it precisely), but the GP might have thought along those lines.

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Re:A town of about 200 people, almost all of whom live in th... by ceejayoz on Monday January 05, 2015 @08:37PM (#8842453)

An EMP means we're at nuclear war with a superpower, and Alaskans likely defend themselves with guns, not lasers.

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Re:A town of about 200 people, almost all of whom live in th... by palunon on Wednesday January 07, 2015 @12:10AM (#8848994)

So the nuclear superpower at war with america thinks "Hey, should I launch this ICBM on LA or on this 200 people building in the middle of nowhere ?"

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Re:A town of about 200 people, almost all of whom live in th... by darkstar999 on Monday January 05, 2015 @05:23PM (#8841642)

...what?

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