Originally Posted by
SonicFlyer
Ehh.... only if you're protected from fallout.
It's relatively easy to secure your house or at least part of from fallout with materials you can get at the hardware store. Or even the drugstore. You probably already have them in your garage.
Seal all air gaps with duct tape, plastic, RTV, etc. (have water and food inside first).
You'll need external ventilation. Make a bellows out of cardboard boxes, duct tape, etc. Use some HEPA filters for the inlet. Work-around if you didn't stock them in advance is use TP rolls stacked so the air flows lengthwise. Block holes and gaps with paper mache made from TP, flour, and water. Make some kind of door to cover the outlet when the bellows is not in use.
Wait for help, it will come eventually unless it was full apocalypse.
Alternatively, use same materials to make spacesuits and walk, bike or drive out of the fallout area (consider prevailing winds). Wash off completely in a stream, pond, pool, etc before removing the plastic suits.
Originally Posted by
SonicFlyer
and this also assumes their targeting / accuracy is good... something the Soviets struggled with (which is why they made their bombs so big, to compensate for lack of accuracy).
This true, especially at the low end. The local military base might end up doing fallout mitigation after the nuke hit your house...