@wellerstein Have u ever made a nukemap showing what Hiroshima fallout would have looked like as a surface burst?
@GaryMWatson Sure, it is easy to do: http://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/?&kt=15&lat=34.395472&lng=132.453528&airburst=0&hob_ft=0&fallout=1&fallout_angle=64&zm=11 … — Hiroshima if it was a surface burst. A lot more contamination/exposure.
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@wellerstein Fascinating, thanks for the response. Do you happen to know if this reflects the actual wind direction on the day? -
@GaryMWatson I don't know the exact wind speed/direction for the day, but I believe that's the general direction -
@GaryMWatson (Based on where the little residual radiation that there was was found) -
@wellerstein Thanks again. Do you suppose the scientists downplayed the horror of surface burst so the pols wouldn't order it? -
@GaryMWatson I've never seen anything that suggested that; they chose an airburst to maximize the blast radius (http://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/2013/12/06/trouble-airbursts/ …) -
@wellerstein Oh hey that's cool I hadn't noticed that you had a blog with comments. Will read it.
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