How Brits could be warned of an impending ballistic missile attack by Kim Jong-un …just remember to keep your phone charged
Britain could one day be attacked by North Korea as the weirdo regime heads on a collision course with the West
JAPAN warned today that a North Korean nuclear missiles could soon be heading our way - but how would Brits be warned of an attack?
Some experts believe Kim Jong-un’s inter-continental ballistic missile tests already place Britain within range and if targeted people would have only minutes to take shelter.
These missiles are capable of travelling at top speeds of over four miles per second, meaning that they can dash across continents in mere minutes.
And the nuclear war threat by North Korea is being taken seriously, according to a UK Home Office national securtiy document seen by Sun Online.
It says: “North Korea is the only state to test a nuclear weapon in the 21st century, and its continued pursuit of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles is a serious concern.”
Just today Japanese prime minister, who was meeting British Prime Minister in Tokyo warned against complacency.
North Korea this week launched a missile over Japan in a new show of strength.
Mr Abe said: "That threat is felt not only by our country or Asia alone, it has become a global threat including Europe.
"North Korea will launch an ICBM [inter-continental ballistic missile] and the range would include almost the entire region of Europe."
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So how would we be warned if Kim’s nuclear missiles were heading our way?
When the Sun Online approached the Cabinet Office for details about whether the British people would be warned, its press office provided a vague comment and refused to give futher details.
It read: "The UK has robust emergency management arrangements and is designed to be flexible, adaptable and applicable to a range of emergency scenarios."
Our further investigation found you won't be hearing air-raid sirens warning of an impending missile strike because the air siren system was scrapped in the 1990s after the end of the Cold to save cash.
But a reply to a Freedom of Information to the Home Office has revealed if we were attacked we may hear the buzz of our phone - because we would be be texted about an attack.
A statement said: "The fundamentals of the types of actions individuals can take to protect themselves from nuclear, chemical, or biological hazards have not changed since the 1970s and 80s.
"But technology and communications developments have opened a wide range of very powerful tools to disseminate information rapidly from broadcast through to the internet, SMS text messaging and social media.
"Research has shown that simple and effective communication with victims of a nuclear, chemical, or biological emergency is vital to a successful response.
"As part of the updated UK Government communications strategy, trained emergency service responders are briefed on the most effective messages to disseminate to the public in the event of a chemical, biological or nuclear incident.
"On-going communications would be informed by scientists and potentially in some cases delivered by scientists during a chemical, biological or nuclear emergency."
So via text messages and social media, such as Twitter and Facebook would be given the same handy information given out in the 1970s and 80s.
Just like the creepy infomericals of that era, the messages would probably offer tips on pressing matters such as sheltering, food and drink, and the importance of staying put - as well as disposing of dead bodies.
Although far less destructive than nuclear weapons kept by Russia, the UK and the US, a strike would be nonetheless devastating.
According to estimates by nuclear arms expert Alex Wellerstein, a North Korea’s 10-kiloton nuke exploded at London Bridge, would instantly kill 30,500 people and a further 84,670 would be injured by the blast and lethal exposure to radiation.
Millions more would suffer the effects of radiation - such as poisoning and cancers - if they were down wind.
The communist state's latest rocket test in July flew for 47 minutes.
It travelled further and higher than Kim's last test - with experts putting its range at 6,400 miles.
When North Korean missiles headed towards Japan this week the eerie noise of sirens blared out.
But Japanese citizens were also warned by text message.
The text message said: "Missile launch. Missile launch.
"A missile was fired from North Korea.
"Please evacuate to a sturdy building or basement."
If London was attacked by a nuclear bomb, the British government would flee to a bunker deep in the crust of the Earth.
Named after the Greek poet Pindar, it would be from here that the recovery operation would be directed from.
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