Overview
- Derrick, known as prepperpress on TikTok, frames his guidance around 300–800 kiloton detonations typical of modern ICBMs.
- He urges an immediate drop-and-cover response: lie face down with feet toward the blast, cover the head, keep the mouth open, and avoid looking at the flash.
- His distance and timing estimates include low survival odds within about one mile, fallout dangers up to roughly ten miles, and a 10–30 minute window before radioactive dust begins to fall.
- He advises getting inside quickly to a basement, subway, fallout shelter, or the interior of a brick or concrete building while avoiding windows and doorways.
- Recommended follow-ups include sheltering in place for about 72 hours, sealing openings and using a radio for official updates, plus decontamination by removing and bagging clothes and showering without conditioner; if forced outside, he suggests masks, goggles, gloves, covering exposed skin, and moving perpendicular to the wind.