@wellerstein These maps come from http://www.atomicarchive.com/Maps/HiroshimaMap.shtml … and http://www.atomicarchive.com/Maps/NagasakiMap.shtml …, scaled so that the rings are the same size.
When you put maps of Hiroshima/Nagasaki at the same scale, you can see the effect of the terrain very clearly.pic.twitter.com/33vbrcWQNx
-
-
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
@wellerstein Hiroshima was a large, flat target surrounded by mountains. Nagasaki wound up through two valleys in mountains.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
@wellerstein As a result, Hiroshima had almost 3X more area destroyed than Nagasaki, and around 2X the casualties: http://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Effects-of-World-War-II-bombings-on-Japan.jpg …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
@wellerstein Even though, as the table points out, Nagasaki's death/injury rate per square mile was higher: http://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Effects-of-World-War-II-bombings-on-Japan.jpg …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.