The new tool from the Outrider Foundation allows you to enter any location to simulate a nuclear blast. You can also select between a surface blast or airburst, and four different bombs: the 15KT ‘Little Boy,’ North Korea’s 150 KT Hwasong-14, the US’s 300KT W-87, and the 50,000 KT Tsar Bomba, the largest USSR bomb ever detonated. The example above shows New York
Daily Mail: Terrifying interactive map reveals what would happen if a nuclear bomb were dropped on YOUR hometown
* The interactive tool from Outrider Foundation shows the extent of fireball, radiation, shock wave, and heat
* It allows you to enter specific cities around the world, and choose between four different types of bombs
* Includes 15KT ‘Little Boy,’ North Korea’s 150 KT Hwasong-14, US’s 300KT W-87, and 50,000 KT Tsar Bomba
It’s a situation you’d hope to never experience – but, one that may have crossed your mind in light of recent world events.
What would happen if a nuclear weapon were detonated over your city?
While it might seem obvious that the initial blast would wipe out everything in its immediate path, just how far the effects could reach might surprise you.
A new interactive map reveals the terrifying scope of a nuclear blast for any given area, showing the extent of the fireball, radiation, shockwave, and heat spawned by different weapons, from the 15 KT ‘Little Boy’ dropped on Hiroshima to the USSR’s 50,000 KT Tsar Bomba.
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WNU Editor: The Outrider Foundation's website that simulates a nuclear blast is here ... Experience the power of a nuclear blast in your area (Outrider.org). My only criticism of this useful tool is that the map in the background is hard to distinguish.
Another site that simulates a nuclear blast is Nukemap. Nukemap's 'classical' version is here. It's new version is here.
