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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 01:50 PM
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Ever wonder if you would be safe if a nuke hit the closest city or military base? Use this handy little tool to see if you have to move further away.

http://www.carloslabs.com/projects/2...roundZero.html
 
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 02:06 PM
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That cant be accurate, unless they were targeting my small city I would have no worries. What about fallout?

Oh, and the asteroid looks like it wouldnt matter where you are
 
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 02:09 PM
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I don't know the one Russian Nuke will take out Philly

The fallout would depend on the winds, No?
 
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 02:14 PM
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Hmm, makes sense. That asteroid is still crazy thou
 
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 02:18 PM
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Wow, I thought nukes had a larger blast radius?
 
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 02:24 PM
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Fallout would follow the Jet Stream from Cali to New England...

And from that site we took it easy on Japan in WWII... the asteroid is funny.

And I think this site only shows initial blast, but a nukes waves would destroy stuff for hundreds of miles around the point of impact...
 
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 02:29 PM
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woo, where do you find all this random stuff? lol

 
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 02:33 PM
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ORIGINAL: jfunkRR

Fallout would follow the Jet Stream from Cali to New England...

And from that site we took it easy on Japan in WWII... the asteroid is funny.
Interesting comment since the Japanese used the jet stream to launch an attack on the US, via balloons with timers to drop the ballasts. Actually took out 6 people.

The government pretty much muzzled the press, so as to not encourage more attempts with these potentially dangerous balloons.
 
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 02:33 PM
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Not very accurate at all.
 
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 03:11 PM
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I agree, outside the asteroid one, I don't find it very accurate at all.
 
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