Although it was a top-secret meeting attended by only a handful of America's senior leaders, all of whom had been ordered never to leak the news,
And although everyone knew there was still a slim chance they could deal with the bomb, or that its reach might fall short of their predictions,
When faced with a deadly threat, some people simply refused to sit quietly and await the verdict of an unknown fate! Even for the slightest increase in their chances of survival, they would give it everything they had!
And so, news of the enormous crisis facing humanity began to circulate quietly among America's upper echelons. Many began actively trying to save themselves, embracing the same spirit of seeking refuge that had driven Noah to build his ark...
According to expert analysis, no physical defense could stop the gravitational turbulence the Gravity Bomb might cause. Even if you hid in an underground bunker, unless you were tens or even hundreds of kilometers beneath the surface, your blood vessels could still rupture and kill you!
As for whether you would be lucky enough to experience a little weighted training under twice the normal gravity, or be flattened into a meat patty under more than ten times the gravity, that was entirely down to luck...
Of course, there was another, somewhat more reliable way to save yourself: get away from Earth. Put simply... you had to fly, and fly higher...
The bomb's power would not reach extremely high altitudes. If you could get several hundred kilometers up, you would basically be safe! Even at altitudes above several dozen kilometers, the effects of the gravitational turbulence would be greatly reduced, dramatically improving your chances of survival.
Although aircraft flying too low would also be liable to break apart under the violent changes