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 arsenal, Minuteman …

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

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 I (1960 …

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.

Jul 22, 2013 · NUKEMAP3D: the next dimension of nuclear effects mapping, with 3D modeling and real-time animations of custom-built mushroom clouds and nuclear fireballs.

The point of the "humanitarian impact" model is to emphasize some of the collateral impacts of a nuclear explosion, and to indicate the ways in which support services (e.g. hospitals and fire stations) would …

Feb 3, 2012 · If you dropped a Fat Man-style bomb onto downtown Boston, the results wouldn’t be pretty, but the effects would be limited to the immediate area surrounding the peninsula, primarily.

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.

Mar 22, 2013 · If an atomic bomb were to go off over your city, the damage would be horrifying, the death toll staggering. But it’s a level of destruction that people should try to appreciate for what it is …

I enjoy creating new visualizations for matters related to nuclear history and nuclear security. Since it can be hard to find these scattered throughout my blog posts, I have collected some of them here: