He estimates its yield at 10 to 15 kilotons-the same as Hiroshima. Terrorists: According to Jeff Schlegelmilch, deputy director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University, the most likely nuclear weapon will be trucked in and exploded on the ground. With a 10- kiloton bomb, everyone within the outermost ring in the image above would receive third-degree burns from thermal radiation. If the bomb is detonated in the air, as opposed to on the ground, 50% to 90% of people in this area will die from radiation exposure without medical treatment.ĥ. The blast sends a shock wave that would destroy nearly everyone and everything within this first ring.Ĥ. The fireball created by a nuclear bomb can reach tens of millions of degrees.ģ.
The initial shock wave lessens after the first ring, but will still demolish most residential buildings and cause widespread casualties.Ģ.
But what would that attack entail? What kind of damage would a nuclear bomb cause, and what, if anything, could we do to get ready for it?ġ. The threat of a nuclear attack on the United States is higher than it’s been since Berlin had a wall down its center. We’ve seen what North Korea can do, and even though it hasn’t been in the news lately, the experts we consulted say that terrorists are still trying to get dirty bombs into the country.
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