2007-03-29 10:27:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I guess 3-10 city blocks. If someone just plain nuked it the whole city would be destroyed and the surrounding areas would be come unsafe to even step into for years.
2007-03-29 10:35:44 · answer #1 · answered by Saint 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dirty Bomb Radius
2016-12-13 03:18:03 · answer #2 · answered by fazekas 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Though most experts believe a dirty bomb could only contaminate a few city blocks, at best, you'd have to believe that people's fear would result in them abandoning anything within a couple of mile radius, at least, which would, for all practical purposes destroy the city.
2007-03-29 10:39:03 · answer #3 · answered by truth be told 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the strength of the explosive and prevailing winds.
A "dirty bomb" is just a conventional explosive that spreads radioactive material like shrapnel.
So, a pipe bomb would have a radius of a few hundred yards at most, while something much larger could have a radius of several miles.
2007-03-29 10:40:13 · answer #4 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Have you been to Philly lately, around the airport? It looks and smells like a bomb has already gone off.
2007-03-29 10:36:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a mile or so. contamination woudl not be very bad though. it wouldn't kill anyone. It would mostly just scare people.
2007-03-29 10:36:17 · answer #6 · answered by Louis G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm almost afraid to know why you want to know?
2007-03-29 10:32:32 · answer #7 · answered by Blackacre 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋