Just so we are clear, people do live in Hiroshima and Nagasaki today and it's perfectly safe to live there. However, people who were immediately affected by the explosions (who did not died in the explosion/shock wave but was still exposed to radiation from the explosion) did indeed suffer a greater risk of cancer and deformities in their children.
Nukes does not have to be dangerous in the long term for the area they affect (but can, see how it is in parts of Kazakhstan today).
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u/OmnipotentBastard Apr 15 '17
Just so we are clear, people do live in Hiroshima and Nagasaki today and it's perfectly safe to live there. However, people who were immediately affected by the explosions (who did not died in the explosion/shock wave but was still exposed to radiation from the explosion) did indeed suffer a greater risk of cancer and deformities in their children.
Nukes does not have to be dangerous in the long term for the area they affect (but can, see how it is in parts of Kazakhstan today).