According to AsapSCIENCE’s video, a one-megaton bomb, 80 times larger than the bomb detonated over Hiroshima in 1945, can affect people up to 13 miles away. They would experience flash blindness on a clear day, whereas those around 52.8 miles away would be temporarily blinded on a clear night, says Science Alert.
How far can a nuclear explosion be seen?
At night, when the pupil is dilated, flashblindness will last for a longer period of time. A 1-megaton explosion can cause flash blindness at distances as great as 13 miles on a clear day, or 53 miles on a clear night.
How far is an atomic bomb blast radius?
In both cities the blast totally destroyed everything within a radius of 1 mile from the center of explosion, except for certain reinforced concrete frames as noted above.
How far can Russian nuclear weapons reach?
Russia and weapons of mass destruction
| Russian Federation (originally the Soviet Union) | |
|---|---|
| Current strategic arsenal | 1,588 |
| Cumulative strategic arsenal in megatonnage | 663.5–801.5 (2016 est.) (variability because of uncertainty about SS-18 yields) |
| Maximum missile range | Intercontinental up to 16,000 kilometers |
Can Russian nukes reach us?
Can Russian missiles reach the US? According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, Russian land-based missiles could reach the U.S. in as little as 30 minutes, with submarine-based missiles striking 10 or 15 minutes after they are launched.
How far would Ukraine nuclear fallout travel?
Cizelj estimated a 30-kilometer radius.
What was the blast radius of Hiroshima?
In Hiroshima the general limiting radius was about 8,000 feet; however, even at a distance of 26,000 feet from X in Hiroshima, some tiles were displaced. At Mogi, 7 miles from X in Nagasaki, over steep hills over 600 feet high, about 10% of the glass came out.
Where is the safest place to live if there is a nuclear war?
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What is the blast radius of a 50 ton bomb?
about 3 miles
(To put it into perspective: The fireball for a 50-megaton weapon has a radius of about 3 miles.
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