Russia’s state TV tells people to prepare for World War 3 and best foods to take into shelters
As the crisis in Syria continues to deepen, a Russian state TV
station has told people what food they should take into bomb shelters as
fears grow about the start of World War 3.
Kremlin-owned Rossiya-24 said that there were lots of scare stories
around, but then went on to tell people to pack iodine to protect
themselves from radiation. Presenters told people they should avoid
pasta and leave chocolate and sweets above ground.
He said:
A year ago when I said we had entered a new Cold War, nobody agreed with me. Now everyone agrees but it has become clear that events in this second Cold War develop a lot quicker. It’s only just started and, here you go, we already have Cuban Missile Crisis 2.0.
The advice stated: "The food supply for doomsday includes many items
but the main idea behind packing an emergency stock is less sweets, more
water."
Viewers were told to pack rice – "it can be stored for up to eight
years, oatmeal for three to seven years". Viewers were informed that the
Russian favourite of buckwheat only lasts one year.
The report adds: "Obviously, you can survive on tinned meat for quite
a while – up to five years, while canned fish keeps for not more than
two years.
"Of course it is hard to do without milk, at least powdered, sugar
and salt. Russian tradition suggests we should buy pasta in times of
cataclysms. But professional survivors do not recommend taking this
product into bomb shelters."
TV presenter Alexey Kazakov said: "Life in the underground world will
be particularly hard for the sweet-toothed. Chocolates, sweets,
condensed milk, all this will have to be left behind. Yes, glucose is a
great source of energy but sweets cause thirst, and water will become
the most precious source for residents of bomb shelters."
A so-called expert called Eduard Khalilov when nterviewed on
Skype said: "The more water, the better. Because you can survive for two
to three weeks without food, but it gets really hard without water
after three days only. Water is needed to digest food too. And water is
the first thing one should think of."
Experts "say that it is also necessary to take supplies of medicines with iodine that help body deal with radiation".
The report said panic was worse in America, adding: "It is
interesting whether Russians believe this nonsense…. After electing
(Donald) Trump, the business of American producers of bomb shelters is
booming."
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