Blast Maps

Input a zipcode to see the effects of a 10 kiloton nuclear blast in that area.

 

 

 

1/3 Mile: Most structures destroyed, and those left standing reduced to empty shells. 100% fatality rate within this circle.

3/4 Mile: Fatal radiation doses to anyone directly exposed to the blast, serious damage to buildings (leaving large structures resembling the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Office Building in Oklahoma City), and significant risk of a firestorm. Most people in this ring left dead or seriously injured.

1Mile: Area would be ravaged by radiation and fires.



 

 

 

 

 

 
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