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A MAP has emerged supposedly showing where in the UK you'll be safe from nuclear war.

An estate agent has issued the guide to the places best to live if global nuclear war breaks out.

Online agents eMoov was forced to issue an apology after facing backlash for the stunt.

The map highlights the zones which would be wiped out by a nuclear strike on the 20 biggest cities in the UK.

Along with the map, the estate agent wrote: With tensions between the US and North Korea escalating, eMoov.co.uk has highlighted some options for home buyers, that should (hopefully) keep them clear of any nuclear impact from World War Three.

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A back yard nuclear bunker can be a cool edition to a property, but can also be a pain to construct.

So rather than hide away, home owners can look to radiation free pockets of the nations to save themselves the trouble.

Scottish town Dumfries, which has an average house price of 115,929 and Welsh town Aberystwyth, with an average house price of 175,809, would be the best spots for nearby Brits concerned by the possibility of a nuclear WWIII.

The agents claimed a nuclear strike on London would wipe out most of the commuter belt including Surrey and Essex, as well as towns such as Reading.

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Since 2008, photographer Eric Lafforgue ventured to North Korea six times. Thanks to digital memory cards, he was able to save photos that was forbidden to take inside the segregated state

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Taking pictures in the DMZ is easy, but if you come too close to the soldiers, they stop you

If the world was to descend into nuclear madness the fallout would mean house prices would probably become irrelevant

The only commutable towns which would be safe from a nuclear attack on London are in the furthest reaches of Kent and Essex.

The agent used a web tool called Nukemap to calculate the effects of 100-megaton strikes on London, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, Hull, Nottingham, Birmingham, Cambridge, Norwich, Oxford, Bristol, Swansea, Southampton, Brighton, Plymouth, Liverpool and Sheffield.

It said swathes of the country would become uninhabitable due to a 40-mile thermal radiation radius from each warhead.

EMoov chief executive Russell Quirk said: Luckily, were out of range from any North Korean missiles, but if the world was to descend into nuclear madness the fallout would mean house prices would probably become irrelevant.

That said, with buyer demand already at explosive levels compared to the ground zero stock levels available, a nuclear war could see these more affordable areas grow in value as demand for a house still standing outside of an impact zone increases.

The average house in Margate is 216,134, compared to 209,645 in Clacton-on-Sea.

Elsewhere, Carlisle, Lancaster and north Wales offer good value homes safe from nuclear destruction.

For years it was tip top secret, but this Cold War-era Chinese nuclear installation used to make plutonium for nuclear weapons has now been opened as a tourist attraction

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Tourists visiting the 816 Nuclear Military Engineering installation

Not everyone saw the funny side to the prank.

One Twitter user said a disturbing amount of research had gone into the guide, and another joked: Nothing says Why not take on a 30-year mortgage like the threat of imminent nuclear war.

Mr Quirk said that the release was intended as a "tongue-in-cheek" response to the news of an escalation of tensions between the US and North Korea.

"Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un are a couple of joke characters. Their posturing is akin to two drunk uncles at a wedding pathetically threatening to punch each other," he told CNBC via email.

"We conceived this as a rather tongue-in-cheek release but on reflection realise that our over enthusiasm may be seen as in poor taste by some and for which I apologise," he added.

The guide was issued after Donald Trump promised fire and fury in response to Kims threat to launch missiles at US territory Guam.

Last year Daily Star Online revealed what would happen if one of Kim's nukes were dropped on your town.

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MAPPED: Where in the UK you'll be SAFE from a WW3 nuke missile strike - Daily Star

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Despot Kim Jong-un today launched the five-day event, which celebrates his legacy and the legacies of his father Kim Jong-il and grandfather Kim il-Sung.

The huge party is taking place in Pyongyang, home to Kim and his closest allies.

Huge rallies, mass performances and speeches will be held across North Korea's capital. Thousands of civilians will also be expected to pay tribute to statues of their former leaders, who are still hailed as demigods.

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It will also serve as an opportunity for Kim to once again issue provocative statements regarding America and Donald Trump.

The party will coincide with North Koreas Liberation Day celebration on Tuesday, which marks Korea's WW2 victory over Japan.

On that day massive demonstrations will take place in North Koreas cavernous Rungrado 1st of May Stadium. It is the largest stadium in the world and holds more than 100,000 people.

A huge rally held earlier this week should serve as an example of the sort of events expected during the next few days.

On Wednesday thousands of people took part in the mass demonstration, where they held up banners in favour of war.

READ MORE: Will North Korea go to war with the USA?

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The huge crowd held their fists in the air, waved provocative banners, chanted in unison and marched through Pyongyang as Kim announced he would send four missiles towards the US territory of Guam.

Many of those pictured in the crowd appeared malnourished and wearing ill-fitting clothes, an indication of the hunger in North Korea.

READ MORE: Does North Korea have nuclear weapons?

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Let's become bullets and bombs

North Korean civilian's banner

One banner held by the adoring crowd said: Let's become bullets and bombs devotedly defending respected Supreme Leader Comrade Kim Jong Un!"

Another pro-Kim banner said: We fully support the statement of the DPRK government categorically rejecting the 'sanctions resolution' against the DPRK.

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What Armageddon? North Korea ignores WW3 threat and holds HUGE party for Kim - Express.co.uk