[ RadSafe ] DHS PLANNING SCENARIOS -Scenario 1: Nuclear Detonation

[Gerry Blackwood]

I have another additional point I would like to make with regard to Scenario One....The extent of radiation at 3000 miles for a 10 kiloton nuke is rather slightly off.....yes its dependent on environmental conditions but unless detonation occurs during a Nor' East'er the extent of exposure as outlined is problematic..... A 10 kiloton nuke should have an effect starting at the epicenter of the blast up to a distance of approximately one third mile in which every structure will be destroyed with all dead. The second circle of destruction should extend up to three quarters of a mile from the epic center and would leave buildings partially destroyed. A final circle reaching out 1 mile would be ravaged by fires and radiation. Total dead on detonation using NYC as an example estimated at 600,000 to 1 million and after the blast effect and fire storm another possible 700,000.........3000 miles of radiation exposure? We are not talking about a thermonuclear weapons here...... Yes there will
 be a extended exposure effect but life threating is another thing.......
 
Besides of all the drills we have had and of the after action reports I have seen they all show the same deficiencies basically. My problem with all of this is when the hell are we going to start fixing the deficiencies......????





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