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Interactive Nukemap Now In 3D

Posted by samzenpus on from the want-to-play-a-game? dept.

Lasrick writes "The brilliant Alex Wellerstein has an interactive map that shows the effects of a variety of atomic bombs on whatever city in the world you choose (you can designate the yield or choose from a wide variety of pre-programmed yields, like Fatman, Little Boy, or what the Soviets had at time of the Cuban Missile Crisis). Compelling in a scary sort of way. A 3D version is available."

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  1. So outdated by manu0601 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This is so outdated; Today's significant threat to US is a 30 years old person hidden in a Moscow airport.

    1. Re:So outdated by metrix007 · · Score: 5, Insightful

      You seem to of the opinion that the ends justifies the means, at least concerning the actions of the NSA.

      I don't often say this, but your opinion is flat out wrong. We have no evidence that the NSA was not abusing the information they collected without congressional oversight. We have no evidence that their intruding into the lives of citizens from the US and other countries helped stop anything.

      All we have evidence of is that the NSA lied to congress and was illegally surveying a large percentage of the world, without authorization.

      Snowden did everyone a favor, and while he should perhaps be punished, it should be with time served for having to be on the run. He did the people of the US a favor, and that is not treason or espionage.

      --
      If you ignore ACs because they are anonymous - you're an idiot.
  2. Re:I chose the largest we ever tested by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    And with separate delivery mechanics, one is likely to come through.

  3. Re:what side do you want? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    When have you not had a reckless and irresponsible president?

  4. Re:They had these during the Cold War, slow news d by ebno-10db · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Now Russians and Chinese are our business partners.

    So were Germans and Japanese in 1939.

  5. Re:what side do you want? by epyT-R · · Score: 1, Insightful

    compared with the mangina leadership of most of western europe that led to the rise of the nazis and soviets?.. I'll take american style over that any time..

  6. Fallout by Roger+W+Moore · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The only way to win is not to play.

    Actually the only way to win is for nobody to play. Even if you don't play yourself the fallout from the idiot playing next door may still get you.