This is impossible to answer with any accuracy as it depends on too many variables, including:
Fallout usually doesn't have a simple radius like blast & thermal, it comes down in an elongated plume driven by changing wind directions.
A nuke can cover up to 200 miles. Mega Ton nukes blow up even farther. But the real affect of a nuke is the radiation. One nuke can spread radiation all over Europe. If you do get radiation you die in 2 days. Though the answer above overstates the case they can be truly devastating. The effect of a nuclear weapon depends on the 'yield' of the bomb. The yield is measured in equivalent tonnage of TNT exploding but this is only an indication of the blast and not the radiation. The bomb dropped on Hiroshima had an equivalent tonnage of 15 -20,000 tons of TNT. The weapons today can be constructed in the millions of tons range easily.
A 20-kiloton nuclear bomb would create a blast radius of about 1.3 miles, causing severe damage within that area and leading to casualties. The extent of destruction would also depend on factors like the type of terrain and weather conditions.
The fallout radius of a nuclear strike depends on various factors such as the size of the explosion, prevailing wind patterns, and terrain. Fallout can spread hundreds of miles downwind from the blast site, causing contamination with radioactive particles. Evacuation and sheltering measures are crucial to minimize exposure to fallout.
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The distance varies based on the size of the nuke. Generally, for a small tactical nuclear weapon, you would need to be several miles away to avoid serious harm from the initial blast and thermal radiation. However, the fallout from a nuclear explosion can travel much farther, so being even farther away is advisable for safety.
I've only heard of a nuke causing rads fallout, I included the link to wikipedia.
Yes in fact you can but one way. if you are somehow wearing a anti-radiation suit when the nuke strikes you can survive. it isn't the shockwave or the explosion that kills you, its the radiation and the fallout in the aftermath. if you dont have protection from the radiation you die
A nuke can cover up to 200 miles. Mega Ton nukes blow up even farther. But the real affect of a nuke is the radiation. One nuke can spread radiation all over Europe. If you do get radiation you die in 2 days. Though the answer above overstates the case they can be truly devastating. The effect of a nuclear weapon depends on the 'yield' of the bomb. The yield is measured in equivalent tonnage of TNT exploding but this is only an indication of the blast and not the radiation. The bomb dropped on Hiroshima had an equivalent tonnage of 15 -20,000 tons of TNT. The weapons today can be constructed in the millions of tons range easily.
deactivet the the nuke in town center
there will be radiation sickness
yes, they are radiation tolerant
A 20-kiloton nuclear bomb would create a blast radius of about 1.3 miles, causing severe damage within that area and leading to casualties. The extent of destruction would also depend on factors like the type of terrain and weather conditions.
Comparatively not that powerful. The largest Pakistan has that we suspect could be most likely no higher then a 500 kiloton nuclear warhead while the United States and Russia for example operate or have operated 30, 40, even 50 megaton nuclear devices. A 500 kiloton nuke is about 1% the power of a 50 megaton nuke. However, they operate about 70-90 nuclear warheads, making not only the weapon, but the number of them a significant nuclear deterrent for the country.
the boom noise is usually a missile or a fat man mini nuke or it can sometimes be your health is low
The fallout radius of a nuclear strike depends on various factors such as the size of the explosion, prevailing wind patterns, and terrain. Fallout can spread hundreds of miles downwind from the blast site, causing contamination with radioactive particles. Evacuation and sheltering measures are crucial to minimize exposure to fallout.
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well radiation could spread to innocent countries around the world and allies of those countries nuked could nuke us back