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I bought material for $700, and am going to spend an afternoon making a 'brick fort' in the basement. After all calms down, I repurpose the brick in a few years. Is this odd, or understandable?

I bought material for $700, and am going to spend an afternoon making a 'brick fort' in the basement. After all calms down, I repurpose the brick in a few years. Is this odd, or understandable?

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First, you are unlikely to get warning to get into the shelter anyway, so you better plan on living and sleeping there.

A brick structure in your basement isn't going to be much better than your basement. It'll be a slight improvement if you are in the blast radius, and that's about it. It has no blast doors, ventilation or filtration system. The overpressure is still going to cause problems for you.

Unless you live within 10 miles of a major city, or you live near military targets, it's overkill.

Prediction: no one is going to be nuked. They are trying to scare you again, successfully.

I live in the country. Fallout is the only concern. I'll have plenty of notice where I live.