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How do you die from a nuclear bomb?

Updated: 9/28/2023
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13y ago

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That is a very complicated question to answer, it depends on yield, height/depth of burst, distance to burst, fallout distribution due to wind and weather, if you are in a structure or not at time of burst and its construction, if not significantly physically injured at time of burst can you get to a properly designed/undamaged/adequately supplied fallout shelter quickly enough, etc.

Common causes of death from nuclear explosion:

  • direct blast effects
  • thermal flash effects
  • flying debris (e.g. glass shards)
  • falling debris (e.g. collapsing walls)
  • fire
  • fire storm
  • radiation from fallout contamination
  • radiation induced by neutron absorption
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