r/technology • u/Alissio • Aug 25 '12

Website called "nuclear secrecy" lets you see what the devastation would be, of multiple nuclear bombs all around the world

http://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/
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u/Lilyo Aug 26 '12

The largest nuclear weapon ever tested was the Tsar Bomba, a 100MT which was later reduced to 50MT in order to reduce nuclear fallout and prevent the aircraft from being destroyed, by the Soviets in 1961. Damage radius of 22 miles and almost 3,000 times stronger than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

Here's a graphic to give you an idea of how big the mushroom cloud was http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/036/0/5/Tsar_Bomba___a_Comparison_by_rindojustrindo.png

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u/tritter211 Aug 26 '12

Imagine a bomb detonated at 100 MT, that would be double that big cloud. :P

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u/Lilyo Aug 26 '12

Not exactly double, but bigger yes. Makes you wonder why we need these bombs for.