PEACEMAKER- some questions

[Lester.Slaback@nist.gov]

If you plan to see the movie, DO NOT READ FURTHER.
I don't want to spoil your fun.
If you are not interested in technical data from Hollywood
please delete.....

Some technical snipes/questions.....
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A bunch of people hide in a tunnel (presumably a big
mountain, but near the entrance).  What is the likelyhood
that they will survive a surface 700 kt event 15 km distant?

A 2 kt device is detonated at the U.N. building.
It is stated that the average mid-town dose will be 60 rads.
Is this realistic?  Without digging out references it seems
on the low side to me.
It is also stated that this is a LD50 for that population.
This would seem to be somewhat inconsistent.
[Perhaps I misheard the numbers in the pressure of the moment? It was a
pretty good movie - **1/2, maybe ***]
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