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NUKEMAP
:
FAQ
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MISSILEMAP
1.
Drag
the marker to wherever you'd like to target.
Or you can select a preset...
Or type in the name of a city:
Go
2.
Choose a warhead yield:
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kilotons
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Or you can select a preset...
3.
Basic options:
Height of burst
:
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Airburst
Surface
Other effects
:
Casualties
Radioactive fallout
Advanced options:
Airburst settings
:
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Maximize airburst radii for all effects
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Optimize for overpressure:
psi
Burst height:
ft
m
mi
km
Show overpressure rings for
:
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3,000 psi (destroys missile bunkers)
200 psi (extreme damage)
20 psi (heavy damage)
5 psi (medium damage)
1 psi (light damage)
Other:
psi
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Show ionizing radiation rings for:
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100 rem (sickness, increased lifetime cancer risk)
500 rem (50-90% mortality without medical care)
600 rem (80% mortality with medical care)
1,000 rem (95% mortality with medical care)
5,000 rem (100% mortality)
Other:
rem
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Show thermal radiation rings for:
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Third degree burns (100% probability)
Third degree burns (50% probability)
Second degree burns (50% probability)
First degree burns (50% probability)
Minimum radius for 100% probability of no burn
Dry wood usually burns (35 cal/cm²)
Other:
cal/cm²
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Other effects:
Fireball
Crater
Humanitarian impact (
plot locations)
Fallout
↳
wind speed:
mph, origin
°
Lookup
↳
fission fraction:
%
Show
Circular Error Probable
:
ft
m
mi
km
Mushroom cloud dimensions
Export to Google Earth (KMZ)
Collapse options on "detonate"
4.
Click
the "Detonate" button below.
Detonate
Clear all effects
Add new detonation
Center ground zero
Inspect location
Note
that you can drag the target marker after you have detonated the nuke.
Created by
Alex Wellerstein
, 2012-2024.
For more about the nuclear past and present, follow
@wellerstein.bsky.social
, and visit
my blog
or read my
book
.
Other options:
Auto-zoom
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Don't log usage data
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×
×
Export to Google Earth (KMZ)
(beta)
No detonations to export!
Render objects
Render effects as rings on ground
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Render fireball as 3D sphere
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Render fallout contours on ground
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Render 3D mushroom cloud
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Download file
View the downloaded file in
Google Earth for Desktop
.
NOTE
: Google Earth is made by Google, not me. If it doesn't work, blame them, not me.
Advanced display options
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Effect ring settings:
Draw mode:
Basic
Donuts
Line only
Fill only
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Altitude mode:
Staggered
Single
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Base altitude (m):
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Stagger distance (m):
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Fill opacity (0-1):
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Line width (px):
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Line opacity (0-1):
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Circle steps (16-128):
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Fallout contour settings:
Draw mode:
Basic
Line only
Fill only
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Altitude mode:
Staggered
Single
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Base altitude (m):
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Stagger distance (m):
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Fill opacity (0-1):
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Line width (px):
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Line opacity (0-1):
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KMZ settings:
Polygon altitude mode:
Absolute
Relative to ground
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Use KML, not KMZ (larger file)
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Use remotely linked 3D models (smaller file)
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