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Guam Advises Residents On 'Preparing For An Imminent Missile Threat'

WASHINGTON (CBS) –- The threat of a nuclear attack amid tensions with North Korea is being felt acutely in Guam, the United States territory that's closest to Kim Jong-un and his weapons.

Officials in Guam are giving citizens advice on how to survive such an attack.

The two-page fact sheet is both detailed and unsettling, urging residents to find concrete shelters near where they work and live. If a nuclear bomb were to hit, citizens are being told to lie flat and to avoid looking directly at the blast.

The fact sheet also says to shower after a strike and not to use conditioner because it will bond radioactive material to your hair.

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A South Korean soldier walks past a television screen showing a graphic of the distance between North Korea and Guam at a railway station in Seoul on August 9, 2017. President Donald Trump issued an apocalyptic warning to North Korea on Tuesday, saying it faces 'fire and fury' over its missile program, after US media reported Pyongyang has successfully miniaturized a nuclear warhead. / AFP PHOTO / JUNG Yeon-Je (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)

If North Korea launched a missile it would take just 14 minutes to hit Guam. The island is home to 160,000 residents.

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