New York City: The estimated death toll from the explosion would be over 1.1 million, while a further 2.1 million would be injured.
The city’s total injury count would also be severe: If detonated over the middle of Manhattan in NYC, it would effectively evaporate SoHo and its surrounding neighborhoods, with a central blast radius that would level most buildings up to the southern end of Central Park and the riverside areas of Hoboken and Brooklyn.
Chinatown and the vicinity of Washington Square Park would be exposed to radiation. Certain areas of the Financial District would also see thermal radiation. People living in the center of the city would suffer third-degree burns.
A lighter blast radius, which still has the potential to cause widespread injuries and damage to buildings, would extend over Harlem, part of Queens, and also Newark, Jersey, in the west.
26 thoughts on “What Happens if a Nuclear Bomb Hits These 5 US Cities?”
I found the article intriguing, informative and very frightening!!!
Wondered how far the effects of the bomb will travel?
What about the fallout contamination? How far from ground ZERO will the fallout lands, and in which direction? How well are we prepared to protecting the people from the fallout? Do we have enough shelters to accommodate survivors and for how long?
I BELIEVE THAT IN A NUCLEAR WAR THERE WILL BE NO WINNERS BUT ALL LOSERS.
I live in Bayonne. Maybe I should move a little further out.
It would be nice if you were to finish the information about the 5 cities if there were a nuclear war the writer didn’t finish oh well maybe he or she doesn’t know what know
Anyone who thinks that a single nuke will be set off in these cities and others are deluding themselves. A grid pattern of nukes would be used to cover vast areas with multiple nukes exploding at the same time. There is no winner in that kind of all out exchange.
The numbers they show in this mail, are the smallest amount that would suffer. The bombs today are MORE than 10 times more powerful than the one’s that were dropped in Japan.
How would the U. S. retaliate ? We surely wouldn’t be sitting on our hands while our cities were blown to bits.
The only 2ways we could be defeated is if several countries came against us at once.
Or if somehow they shut our grid down.
Kamala was put into power illegally & has the mind of a cackling child of 7 years old. She has no experience whatsoever, & she will surely kill us all in NUCLEAR WAR just as Hillary Clinton killed off so many American soldiers & Ambassador in Benghazi. We are entering the worst time in our history, and why would people vote for the maniac who opened the border to criminals, destroyed our energy by closing down multiple pipelines which destroyed our energy which destroys every kind of economic power & drives in our nations once incredible energy systems. This fake global warming, or weather change, or whatever stupid name they are making up to control our lives only proves how gullible Democrap voters are. YOU KILLED US ALL if she wins. You killed all my children you sick beggars who vote for her to get the ENTITLEMENTS that poor people, women, Blacks, & others demand.
And now with Trump you think things will be different? They will certainly hit Washington, DC or maybe Mar Lago first just to make sure. With luck maybe the bombs will stop after that!
Women & college failures, & BLACKS, along with those who depend on government hand outs are voting for a fool like Kamala & her insane cackling & crazy facial features, along with her fake hype & WORD SALAD BULLCRAP that makes me crazy with anger when she comes on some show….as I beg for her to lose & bring back a healthy & powerful America ready for anything rather than being broke, giving out free everything to illegals including healthcare & money, and hotels to stay at while my best friend who is a vet is living on the street. I am furious over this evil that has taken over the quality of life we used to have. Shame on all idiotic Democrap voters. YOU DID THIS.
Why can’t we read articles without looking at these stupid and gross adds? Its horrible and disgusting
A nuclear strike at any one of these cities would be devastating . The response would be nearly instantaneous and endure the triggering of M.A.D.D. , Mutually Assured Destruction Defense , or basically the end of civilization as we know it . Sadly , we are now led by a mentally difficult President and his equally deficient party of yes men and a vice president whose idea of deplomacy is word salad and double speaking . Both of who talk tough and are as likely to provoke such an attack than to respond to it as they hunker down secure in their bunker to await the all clear and make up lies and excuses for why these events occured .and were allowed to occur .
Ok I get it Wyatt you don’t like our Newly Elected President and The Republican Party either. I can also tell that you’ve never served this country in any capacity of the military. You think you have all the answers, lol some day you might wakeup. Well I don’t have all the answers either! I have served this country and I’ll tell you what I do know and I’d much rather have a man that’s backing me than a man that’s hiding from me what we have just experienced the last four years has been so horrific to so many people and you can’t see that!! So sad open your eyes give back instead of taking from your country. You might understand why a lot of us the majority who voted for him!!!
Well it definitely isn’t something anyone wants to talk about. But with the nut cases running our country and cluelessness as of what to do. I’m gad they are gone and let a real leader back in office . Any way you look at it we are doomed . The world is to far gone with all the things former presidents have done . Our country is looked at by other nations as a laughing stock of the world
What about “Military City USA”…San Antonio?! Home to Lackland AFB…where all Airforce personnel go to basic training and home to SAC (Strategic Air Command).
I pray that the church will be taken before that great tribulation of bombs. and I believe that is what the bible teaches us.
Many that have shown hate to others will not be going. God sees the hearts of people it won’t matter that your a “Christian “ what will matter are you Christ like. Have you shown love to ALL his children. Have you fed the poor, loved you neighbor as yourself.
That is not going to happen as the Bible teaches far differently. The whole concept of taken as in a supposed “rapture” is at odds with the clear teaching of the Lord.
Anyway that they blow up a nuclear bomb that comes from another country in America America infrastructure will be completely destroyed people won’t know what to do because our country is not preparing us for anything I used to be an instructor and now they cut the budget. We can no longer tell people that yeah if this happens you going to die you know and nobody cares anymore everybody loves Trump he’s the one that’s going to start the next nuclear war
Thank you . ques. So are CIVIL DEFENSE DRILLS needed? The future for USA will very bleak if Mr. TRUMP gets back in the WH. it is likely Our military secrets has probably been shared with our enemies that he is in love with. Shady,untrustworthy narcissistic personality.
Of course they are going to bomb the cities with the most people in it. You know the saying start big and then get the smaller cities and towns…smh Lord help them all, because I know you got the Kingdom Believers halleluyah 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
There are issues with this report. It fails to take into consideration the death toll for downwinders, like in the LA area, the entire Inland Empire and LA & San Bernardino county high deserts &/or possible the Coachella Valley. The onshore winds would disperse radiation far and wide. There’s also the issue of nuke generated Tsunamis/ Look up the USV nickname “Satan”. a nuke-armed underwater drone that can be remotely detonated offshore. That would create a mini tsunami that would blot out much of Manhattan &/or the high density parts of Long island and Newark. You have the dual affects of the nuke detonation and the secondary affects of the wave that followed that. You might also want to look up the term “club-K container missile system”, which it is rumored exist in numbers within the US thanks to the clinTOONs selling our seaports to China.
It is a sad when 1 or 2 people can have so much power over so many lives and only worry about their own lives and cause so much devastation among the human races. We pray for Gods covering and intervention and give those that our in power the wisdom to do what is right by Gods people if something like a nuclear blast does occur. God is the king of kings, and all things are in his control. No man born of women will ever be king over Gods people. To God be the glory that he reigns from heaven above and he is an awesome God.
Not good! I hope and pray that our leaders will have second thoughts before making that final decision.
Russian officials always threatening and mentioning about nuclear bomb.
Ya, just a bit!