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it is illegal in WA to prep for nuclear war!
In Washington state, it's illegal to prepare for a nuclear attack. That's a bit awkward these days
In Washington state, it's illegal to prepare for a nuclear attack. That's a bit awkward these days
But perhaps the most perplexing news that residents have encountered is that if worried citizens truly want their government to prepare for a possible nuclear attack, they can't.
In Washington, that's illegal.
The state Legislature, in part to symbolically mark the winding down of the Cold War, approved a bill in 1984 stating the Washington State Military Department (which oversees National Guard and emergency operations) shall "not include preparation for emergency evacuation or relocation of residents in anticipation of nuclear attack" in its planning. It was the lawmakers' way of celebrating the nuclear threat was over.