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That depends on many factors and the type of effect:

  • yield
  • burst height/depth
  • if burst is subsurface, material around burst (e.g. dirt, rock. concrete, water)
  • weather
  • terrain
  • type of construction
  • etc.
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Q: How big of an area will a nuclear bomb affect?
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