The Germans taught everyone about how effective a great civil defense program can be at saving lives. The Japanese never had time to implement one once the Allies started the months-long bombing campaign, and the outcomes between the two were vast - even before the nuclear bombs were dropped. And surviving a nuclear bomb only requires being five feet deep or more underground. The radiation kills only a small percentage. It is the blast and burn that kills. Vietnam built around 1 million one-person silo-type fallout shelters in and around population centers when it was rumored the US was going to drop nuclear bombs on them during the war.
The Germans taught everyone about how effective a great civil defense program can be at saving lives. The Japanese never had time to implement one once the Allies started the months-long bombing campaign, and the outcomes between the two were vast - even before the nuclear bombs were dropped. And surviving a nuclear bomb only requires being five feet deep or more underground. The radiation kills only a small percentage. It is the blast and burn that kills. Vietnam built around 1 million one-person silo-type fallout shelters in and around population centers when it was rumored the US was going to drop nuclear bombs on them during the war.