A chilling map created by nuclearsecrecy.com paints a grim picture of the catastrophic aftermath if a nuclear bomb were to be detonated in New York City. The maps, which depict the fallout of nuclear explosions in major cities worldwide, were developed with input from Alex Wellerstein, a nuclear historian at the Stevens Institute of Technology.
If a weapon akin to the “Fat Man” – the bomb unleashed on Nagasaki by the United States on August 9, 1945 – were to explode in New York, the devastation would be immense. The “Fat Man” had a yield of 20 kilotons.
Wallerstein’s expert modeling suggests that such a horrific event would result in the deaths of 287,660 people and inflict 515,160 injuries. The light blast damage radius would reach as far as Jersey City, causing shattered windows and potential injuries, despite being the “lightest” impact of a nuclear bomb explosion…