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I did in fact already run this scenario. The fallout area is large if you set the threshold low enough. But from what I understand, the largest rings do not r
by lotharbot 12y ago
I did in fact already run this scenario. The fallout area is large if you set the threshold low enough. But from what I understand, the largest rings do not render the area uninhabitable by any means. Perhaps the smallest inner ring does. Fallout is also generally a short-term effect -- weeks, not decades.
Also be aware that fallout from an underground blast (as in a silo) is going to spread much differently from fallout from an airburst.
- acqq 12y agoContrary to what you assume, the fallout increases in the underground burst compared to the burst in the air as the surface is reached see: http://fas.org/nuke/intro/nuke/effects.htm http://fas.org/nuke/intro/nuke/effects.htm
- lotharbot 12y agoI'm not trying to assume. I'm trying to research. I read that page, and several others. From what I understand, the local fallout (ie, within a few mile radius) is much higher in subsurface bursts, but the longer-range fallout is substantially less. Thus, I am unconvinced by the argument that the longer-range fallout would "wipe out" something the size of Arkansas.