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There are too many factors to give you one simple answer. It will depend on the yield (size) of the weapon, where it is detonated (on ground, low airburst, high airburst) etc. A 150 kiloton weapon, low airburst, would cause 3rd degree burns at about 5.4 kilometers, and cause total destruction of ordinary buildings (from blast) out to 4 kilometers. Current day nuclear weapon are LESS powerful than the VERY large weapons from the 50s and 60s- better guidance systems can place the weapon on target within a matter of feet- in the 1960s, it was a matter of miles.
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What is the blast radius of a nuclear weapon?
That depends on what you're referring to: The fireball radius (the nuclear explosion itself), the total anhiliation range radius, and etc. For example, the bomb launched on Hiroshima had a fireball of several hundred feet in radius, a 1km total destruction range radius, and severe damage for miles. For firepower bombs (nuclear bombs made for power show & not effectiveness) The Tsar bomba of USSR had 50~55 megatons of TNT firepower, a fireball with 1km+ radius, total destruction for miles, and created a sound shockwave that could be heard in Norway/Other far Northern European areas. Modern nuclear weapons don't have a single blast radius; the U.S. developed M.I.R.V.s (cluster nuclear bombs) that spread apart to create a shotgun blast of multiple nuclear explosions.
How far can a nuclear blast from an a-bomb travel?
The distance a nuclear blast can travel depends on the size and yield of the bomb. A typical atomic bomb can cause destruction within a radius of several miles, while more powerful thermonuclear weapons can have a destructive range of tens of miles. The effects of a nuclear blast also depend on factors such as weather conditions and geography.
How big is ground zero in a nuclear attack?
The size of the ground zero in a nuclear attack can vary depending on the yield of the bomb. For a typical modern nuclear weapon, the immediate blast radius where devastation is most severe can range from less than a mile to several miles. However, the effects of a nuclear attack extend far beyond ground zero due to radioactive fallout and thermal radiation.
How far does nuclear missile explosions travel?
Depends on yield and height/depth of burst. If subsurface also depends on material around them (soil, rock, water). Effects equations are not easy to solve and are highly empirical based on data from actual tests along with alot of interpolation and extrapolation where data did not exist.
What is the difference between a conventional bomb and an atomic bomb?
A standard bomb relies on the explosive power of chemical energy, like TNT for example. The size of the blast will depend on the amount of explosives packed into the bomb. After the blast, there will be the "usual" damage, which will be proportionate to the size of the bomb. Destruction and casualties will present as they always have from the blast of a weapon. With a nuclear weapon, the energy is derived from the nuclei of atoms (using either fission or fusion). It is nuclear energy, and nuclear weapons are, by tapping into this type of energy, able to deliver a much larger blast and broader blast effects than conventional weapons. The blast can be thousands or millions of times more devastating than any conventional bomb blast. And in addition to killing in the way chemical explosives do, it can also severely burn and can irradiate victims, and they can die weeks, months or even years after surviving the initial blast. There is also the element of nuclear "residue" from the nuclear blast. Radioactive contaminants will be found on the ground and in the air. And the airborne ones will circulate according to local weather patterns. This will create what is called fallout, and the radioactive materials can be deposited many miles from ground zero. This ends up creating health damaging effects far from the site of the blast.
How can you survive a nuclear blast?
only by being far far away
What is the blast radius of a nuclear weapon?
That depends on what you're referring to: The fireball radius (the nuclear explosion itself), the total anhiliation range radius, and etc. For example, the bomb launched on Hiroshima had a fireball of several hundred feet in radius, a 1km total destruction range radius, and severe damage for miles. For firepower bombs (nuclear bombs made for power show & not effectiveness) The Tsar bomba of USSR had 50~55 megatons of TNT firepower, a fireball with 1km+ radius, total destruction for miles, and created a sound shockwave that could be heard in Norway/Other far Northern European areas. Modern nuclear weapons don't have a single blast radius; the U.S. developed M.I.R.V.s (cluster nuclear bombs) that spread apart to create a shotgun blast of multiple nuclear explosions.
Why do people think nuclear testing above ground was eventually banned?
They learned about how far fallout can travel and affect people outside blast zones.
How far can a nuclear blast from an a-bomb travel?
The distance a nuclear blast can travel depends on the size and yield of the bomb. A typical atomic bomb can cause destruction within a radius of several miles, while more powerful thermonuclear weapons can have a destructive range of tens of miles. The effects of a nuclear blast also depend on factors such as weather conditions and geography.
How far US nuclear weapon to russia?
About as far as a US airliner to Russia. They will follow about the same ground track.
Can nukes travel all over the whole entire World?
The answer is yes, some nukes can travel all over the World and can travel really far. The most modern nuclear weapon delivery systems, the intercontinental and submarine-launched ballistic missiles, can plausibly deliver a weapon anywhere in the world. A nuke cannot, however, fly around like a jet.
How far can a submarine travel?
A nuclear submarine is only limited by food it can travel as long as there foods
What affect would a nuclear blast have on a hurricane?
A nuclear blast is unlikely to have a significant impact on a hurricane. The energy released from a nuclear blast is far less compared to the energy of a hurricane. The hurricane's strong winds and dynamics would likely dissipate or diminish the effects of the blast.
How big is ground zero in a nuclear attack?
The size of the ground zero in a nuclear attack can vary depending on the yield of the bomb. For a typical modern nuclear weapon, the immediate blast radius where devastation is most severe can range from less than a mile to several miles. However, the effects of a nuclear attack extend far beyond ground zero due to radioactive fallout and thermal radiation.
How far does nuclear missile explosions travel?
Depends on yield and height/depth of burst. If subsurface also depends on material around them (soil, rock, water). Effects equations are not easy to solve and are highly empirical based on data from actual tests along with alot of interpolation and extrapolation where data did not exist.
What is the difference between a conventional bomb and an atomic bomb?
A standard bomb relies on the explosive power of chemical energy, like TNT for example. The size of the blast will depend on the amount of explosives packed into the bomb. After the blast, there will be the "usual" damage, which will be proportionate to the size of the bomb. Destruction and casualties will present as they always have from the blast of a weapon. With a nuclear weapon, the energy is derived from the nuclei of atoms (using either fission or fusion). It is nuclear energy, and nuclear weapons are, by tapping into this type of energy, able to deliver a much larger blast and broader blast effects than conventional weapons. The blast can be thousands or millions of times more devastating than any conventional bomb blast. And in addition to killing in the way chemical explosives do, it can also severely burn and can irradiate victims, and they can die weeks, months or even years after surviving the initial blast. There is also the element of nuclear "residue" from the nuclear blast. Radioactive contaminants will be found on the ground and in the air. And the airborne ones will circulate according to local weather patterns. This will create what is called fallout, and the radioactive materials can be deposited many miles from ground zero. This ends up creating health damaging effects far from the site of the blast.
How far can a nuclear bomb go?
It can't go any where it can travel in an aeroplane.
