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ENW: 2.04 The fireball from a 1 Megaton nuclear weapon would appear to an observer 50 miles away to be many times more brilliant than the sun at noon.
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Direct Weapons Effects
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EMP Electromagnetic Pulse Initial Nuclear Radiation
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Residual Weapons Effects
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The Effects of Nuclear Weapons Online
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The Effects of Nuclear War - Office of Technology Assessment - Online
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The Effects of Nuclear War @ Amazon.com
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The Environmental Effects Of Nuclear War @ Amazon.com
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ENW: 2.05 Within seven-tenths of a millisecond from the detonation, the fireball from a 1-megaton weapon is about 440 feet across, and this increases to a maximum value of about 7,200 feet in 10 seconds.
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Estimated number of nuclear warheads worldwide in 2023, by country and deployment status
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In the air burst explosions (approx 1850 ft. roughly 18 Kt weapons) over Hiroshima and Nagasaki solid materials on the ground were heated to 3,000 to 4,000 degrees C (5,400 to 7,200 F). From: ENW 7.31
Heat from a 1 Megaton detonation can start fires 11 miles away. From: ENW 7.47
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Little Boy (Hiroshima 8/6/1945 9,700 lbs) and Fat Man (Nagasaki 08/09/1945 10,800 lbs)
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Old Fallout Map
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Nuclear Power Plants
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