Interactive Nukemap Now In 3D

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."

Comments

Funny game.

[Anonymous Coward]

The only way to win is not to play.

Re:I chose the largest we ever tested

[amiga3D]

Actually one reason they went to smaller bombs is because they're more effective. Two 500 Kiloton bombs actually do more damage than one 1 Megaton bomb.

Re:They had these during the Cold War, slow news d

[ebno-10db]

Now Russians and Chinese are our business partners.

So were Germans and Japanese in 1939.

So I "nuked" Detroit...

[DG]

...and the simulation reported a 40% increase in property values inside the blast radius.

I had no idea the sim was that accurate.

(I kid. I kid because I love. 519 represent! )

DG

Re:So outdated

[metrix007]

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.