Ground Zero

effowe

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Originally posted by: ultimatebob
What do the color codes around the blast zone mean?

The FAS writes that most buildings within the inner circle will be "completely destroyed." The next circle will be fire-filled, and the outer regions would experience major damage from the blast shockwave.

Added additional link to OP
 

lupi

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woot! my house is a couple miles outside that outer cone of the nearest target.
 

middlehead

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Originally posted by: dainthomas
Why are the blast zones ellipses?
They get stretchier the farther you get from the equator. Move down there and it's pretty much round.
 

Passions

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This site is un-American. Shame on you for partaking in the destruction of America to satisfy your sick and gross desires.
 

13Gigatons

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Originally posted by: Passions
This site is un-American. Shame on you for partaking in the destruction of America to satisfy your sick and gross desires.

Just for that I'm going to nuke your house. :)
 

zerocool84

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How far do nuclear fallout particles in the air go??? Does that differ from place to place, dependent on winds and mountains and things like that?
 

SarcasticDwarf

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Originally posted by: badkarma1399
Originally posted by: 13Gigatons
50mt is actually less then I thought.

50mt blows up half the state of Massachusetts :confused:

But the tsara bomb took up a LOT of volume and weight so it is more practical to use multiple smaller weapons (which also have a better chance of destroying the target more completely).
 

Eli

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Originally posted by: zerocool84
How far do nuclear fallout particles in the air go??? Does that differ from place to place, dependent on winds and mountains and things like that?

Yes, very much so. That's pretty much all it's dependent on.
 

xanis

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Sweet, I can get most of Philly and a good part of Kensington with that biggest nuke.
 

gevorg

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Disturbing and interesting at the same time.

So what is the common mt of current US/Russian nuclear bombs?