How to make sure your computer survives a nuclear holocaust

Has we have noticed, threats never really go away.  Terrorist attacks have made air travel in the US less comfortable and even if the terrorist threat were to be removed it is highly unlikely that the security measures would go away.  The same is true for the nuclear deterrent.  During the cold war facilities were hardened so that they would have the best chance for survival.  Even though the cold war is over the nuclear threat is still quite real.

Maxwell’s NED [PDF] is a very simple silicon chip consisting of an ionizing radiation detector, an amplifier, and a timer. In normal operation, the chip’s Nuclear Event Detection pin is high (binary 1), and when the chip detects a burst of radiation the NED pin goes low (binary 0). Beyond this, of course, it entirely depends on what the chip is connected to

The funny thing about these chips is it will protect your equipment from EMP attack but does very little for the blast that follows.

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