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Castle Bravo [1], [2] was a 15Mt yield set off on Bikini Atoll, notable because it was predicted to be 6Mt but was almost 2.5x that. Considering how much of the
by NamTaf 12y ago
Castle Bravo [1], [2] was a 15Mt yield set off on Bikini Atoll, notable because it was predicted to be 6Mt but was almost 2.5x that. Considering how much of the Bikini Atoll is left ([3], with pin on the location of detonation) and that the command centre for Castle was on the Atoll, I'd say that Arkansas is ok.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Castle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Castle
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Bravo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Bravo
[3] https://goo.gl/maps/thGe6 https://goo.gl/maps/thGe6
- pantalaimon 12y agoI think the problem is that people can't live there anymore.
- Crito 12y agoYou could live there, it just isn't a very good place to live anymore. You would need to fly in your own food and water, and you'll still be getting irradiated, but we're talking "probably get cancer one day" irradiated, not "die of radiation sickness" irradiated. Bikini Atoll was also worse than this hypothetical Arkansas scenario in two ways: 1) The soil there is potassium poor, causing local plants to more readily take in radioactive cesium. 2) It was also hit by 22 additional bombs.
- pault 12y agoThat's not really fair. Little Rock isn't the nicest place but I know someone with a very nice summer home in the Ozarks.