In the prior post I explained why I’m planning for a bomb size of 10 kilotons. Now I’ll look at the risks from the blast and radiation. While I believe I have a chance of sustaining no injuries or only minor scathing from the affects of the blast, there are many variables to consider and [...]
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Three miles from a 10 kiloton nuke – will I live or die?
April 6, 2008Will I survive a nuke? Assessing the risk
April 4, 2008I live and work near a known terrorist target so I’m anxious to answer the question: Will I survive a nuclear blast just three miles from ground zero? I’m not a nuclear scientist or a ballistics expert or military strategist, but I’m surfing the web looking for those guys. This exercise is more back-of-the-napkin than [...]
