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My point is, we have used nukes, so we know exactly what the worst case scenario is, and that’s about 20-50 million lives(hitting Tokyo or NYC). Equal to the nu
by Willingham 2y ago
My point is, we have used nukes, so we know exactly what the worst case scenario is, and that’s about 20-50 million lives(hitting Tokyo or NYC). Equal to the number of deaths during the Spanish flu or half of world war 2. I think the comparison helps us understand what the risk truly is. I think the world would panic and likely loose more lives through chaos than the actual impact.
- bunabhucan 2y ago3.8m for NYC , 3.1m for Tokyo https://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/?&kt=8000&lat=40.72422&lng=-73.99611&hob_psi=5&hob_ft=20490&crater=1&casualties=1&psi=20,5,1&zm=9 https://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/?&kt=8000&lat=40.72422&ln... https://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/?&kt=8000&lat=35.6889853&lng=139.6929116&airburst=0&hob_ft=0&crater=1&casualties=1&psi=20,5,1&zm=10 https://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/?&kt=8000&lat=35.6889853&...
- elric 2y agoLosing 20-50 million lives through "panic" seems like a crazy estimate. What are you basing this on?
- jjk166 2y ago20-50 million is an extremely high worst case scenario estimate. An 8 Mt explosion detonated at a random point on earth would most likely not kill anyone.