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1 mile.

That is very very complicated, the fireball alone of a 10 megaton bomb is 3 miles in diameter, anything inside that is vaporized, burns from such a bomb go way out. It will depend on:

  • yield
  • burst height/depth
  • thermal flash
  • flying debris
  • falling debris
  • secondary fires
  • firestorm
  • overcast and/or smoke at time of burst
  • type and color of cloths worn (dark colors will cause skin burns or even ignite)
  • fallout distribution from wind and weather
  • fallout type (beta emitters will cause burns on any skin they come within about 1/2 inch of)
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