The Devastating Aftermath Of A Nuclear Attack On Manhattan

The National Interest: Revealed: The Devastating Aftermath of a Nuclear Attack on Manhattan



My generation doesn't think much about nuclear weapons, disarmament and the consequences of nuclear-weapons use. Some certainly do, but generally, the cause of nuclear disarmament is being carried on by an older generation.


I think that's a problem. Nuclear weapons seems like an old issue, from a previous generation and time. Plus, we have our own causes and as the argument often goes, 'no one is ever going to use one anyways, right?' This never convinces me, for a variety of reasons, but I also think we just haven't lived in a time when geopolitical tensions were such that two nuclear armed powers were close to war (except perhaps India and Pakistan in 1999, and the growing nuclear dimension of the tensions between Russia and the West today).



WNU Editor: The Atomic Bulletin's account on what a nuclear attack on Manhattan would look like is the following .... What would happen if an 800-kiloton nuclear warhead detonated above midtown Manhattan? (The Bulletin). A second-by-second description of such an attack can be read here .... Horrific scenario: NYC hit by terrorist nuke (WND).



On a side note .... Nukemap is a fascinating website that measures the impact of a nuclear attack on any major city. For more information, go here .