Assuming that the world's most deadliest and advanced Nuke was used, how many miles (in radius) of damage would the immediate blast cause? After the initial blast, how far would the radiation reach (radiation concentrated enough to kill)?
2006-10-17 05:31:58 · 2 answers · asked by †ђ!ηK †αηK² 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Using the calculator here
http://www.stardestroyer.net/Empire/Science/Nuke.html
and using 50 megaton (the size of the biggest nuclear bomb ever tried I find:
Air blast radius (widespread destruction) 26 km
Thermal radiation radius (3rd degree burns) 58 km
2006-10-20 02:24:26 · answer #1 · answered by cordefr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Federation of American Scientists has detailed information on the effects of nuclear weapons, including this Java blast-effect calculator:
http://www.fas.org/main/content.jsp?formAction=297&contentId=367
By the way, modern nuclear weapoms are actually low-yield devices. The most powerful ones were built in the 1960s. Bush and his thugs are trying to allow development of "bunker buster" bombs of only 100 tons force, which are very dangerous because they lower the threshold of acceptable use for nuclear weapons.
2006-10-17 13:54:45 · answer #2 · answered by poorcocoboiboi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋