A chilling map created by nuclearsecrecy.com depicts the catastrophic aftermath of a nuclear bomb detonation in New York City. The maps, which portray 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 similar 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.
Wellerstein’s expert modeling indicates that such a horrific event would result in the deaths of 287,660 individuals 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.
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The fireball radius resulting from the hypothetical explosion would primarily impact Soho and Noho. According to the map, this reaction would instantly vaporize anything within its radius, reaching a minimum height of 597.113 feet…