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  1. NUKEMAP by Alex Wellerstein

    B-61 Mod 3 (lowest kt currently in US arsenal) (300 t) W-80 (currently in US arsenal, cruise missile) (150 kt) W-87 (currently in US arsenal, Minuteman III) (300 kt) W-78 (currently in US …

  2. NUKEMAP by Alex Wellerstein - Restricted Data: A Nuclear History …

    NUKEMAP is a mapping mash-up that calculates the effects of the detonation of a nuclear bomb.

  3. MISSILEMAP by Alex Wellerstein

    Snark (1958-1961) • Cruise missile Thor (1958-1975) • IRBM, silo-based, US and UK Jupiter (1959-1965) • MRBM, ground-launched Atlas (1959-1965) • ICBM, ground-launched Pershing …

  4. Presenting NUKEMAP2 and NUKEMAP3D - Restricted Data: A …

    Jul 22, 2013 · The mushroom cloud from a 20 kiloton explosion, centered on downtown San Francisco, as viewed from my old house in the Berkeley Hills. Estimated fatalities: 75,200.

  5. Presenting NUKEMAP - Restricted Data: A Nuclear History Blog

    Feb 3, 2012 · It has never been easier to put a 50Mt H-bomb on the Eiffel Tower. Automatically tries to drop the bomb on wherever Google thinks you are accessing the Internet from (based …

  6. NUKEMAP3D by Alex Wellerstein

    It allowed a user to see the ground effects of a nuclear weapon over any city in the world in 3D, as well as render a size-accurate mushroom cloud for any given yield of nuclear weapon.

  7. NUKEMAP FAQ - Restricted Data: A Nuclear History Blog

    Without taking into account many more variables than the model can deal with, like terrain type, building type, expected reaction of the bombed populace, and radioactive fallout, it's hard to …

  8. The trouble with airbursts - Restricted Data: A Nuclear History Blog

    Dec 6, 2013 · What airburst physics tells us about nuclear targeting decisions, and why it took so long for the NUKEMAP to support arbitrary burst heights.

  9. The NUKEMAPs are here - Restricted Data: A Nuclear History Blog

    Jul 25, 2013 · NUKEMAP3D uses Google Earth to allow “3D” renderings of mushroom clouds and the nuclear fireball. Now, for the first time, you can visualize what a mushroom cloud from a …

  10. "The possibility of bigger bangs" | Restricted Data

    Oct 29, 2021 · The untold story of the world's largest nuclear bomb, the Tsar Bomba, and the secret US efforts to match it.