NUKEMAP
1. Drag the marker to wherever you'd like to target.

Or type in the name of a city:

2. Enter a yield (in kilotons):


3. Click the "Detonate" button below.

Note that you can drag the target marker after you have detonated the nuke.

Created by Alex Wellerstein, 2012. More info.
For more odd nuclear stuff, follow @wellerstein on Twitter.
Effects scaling equations taken from Carey Sublette's Nuclear Weapons FAQ.
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+16 million "detonations" and counting.
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The new and improved NUKEMAP will launch in July 2013.

It will add completely unprecedented nuclear effects mapping features, so amateurs and experts alike can model the effects of nuclear detonations in ways never before available to the general public.

To stay in the loop, keep your eye on this page, the blog, or my Twitter feed. Any journalists interested in a press kit or advanced information should contact me.