Missile incoming? Head underground, Guam tells residents

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"2">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>Guam residents should take cover from a North Korean missile attack quickly&comma; in a concrete structure&comma; preferably underground &&num;8211&semi; and stay there until told otherwise&comma; a survival guide advises&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The US island territory&&num;8217&semi;s Office of Civil Defence began distributing fact sheets&comma; Preparing for an Imminent Missile Threat&comma; on Friday&comma; to help people prepare for an attack&period; The guidance includes tips on building an emergency kit&comma; advice on staying put in concrete or brick structures&comma; and reminders about keeping calm&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Do not look at the flash or fireball &&num;8211&semi; it can blind you&&num;8221&semi;&comma; the fact sheet advises those who are caught outside&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8220&semi;Lie flat on the ground and cover your head&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The leaflet also offers guidance on removing radioactive material&comma; saying&colon; &&num;8220&semi;When possible&comma; take a shower with lots of soap and water to help remove radioactive contamination&period;&&num;8221&semi; But do not scratch or scrub skin and &&num;8220&semi;do not use conditioner because it will bind radioactive material to your hair&&num;8221&semi;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Officials have not raised the territory&&num;8217&semi;s threat level even after Pyongyang laid out plans to strike near the island in the coming weeks&comma; Guam governor Eddie Calvo said&period; He noted that Guam had many buildings made to withstand powerful typhoons&comma; but acknowledged that nothing could protect against a thermonuclear attack&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>US president Donald Trump assured Mr Calvo that Guam was safe&comma; during a phone call&period; &&num;8220&semi;We are with you a thousand percent&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Mr Trump said&comma; according to video of the call posted on Mr Calvo&&num;8217&semi;s Facebook page&period; &&num;8220&semi;You are safe&period;&&num;8221&semi; Mr Calvo responded by saying he feels safe and confident with Mr Trump&&num;8217&semi;s leadership&period; &&num;8220&semi;I&&num;8217&semi;m glad you&&num;8217&semi;re holding the helm&comma; Sir&comma;&&num;8221&semi; he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The fact sheets did not seem to cause any widespread anxiety or affect day-to-day Guam life&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Some people wondered about finding plastic sheeting&comma; as one of the leaflets recommends using that and duct tape &&num;8220&semi;to seal all cracks around the door and any vents into the room&&num;8221&semi;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div style&equals;"padding-bottom&colon;15px&semi;" class&equals;"wordads-tag" data-slot-type&equals;"belowpost">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div id&equals;"atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68e30f2dda46a">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<script type&equals;"text&sol;javascript">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &equals; 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