A new website will allow you to enter your location and show what it would be like if a nuclear bomb were to hit your city. In light of recent world events it is a sobering reminder that peace is always the answer.
In this scenario if Rochester, MN was hit with a W-87 nuclear bomb this is what it would look like:
There would be 51,640 fatalities
31,486 injuries
That means almost 78% of Rochester's population would be killed or injured.
According to the 2010 United States Census the city Rochester has a population of 106,769.
- Fireball covering .73 sq. miles
- Radiation blast of 5.56 sq. miles
- Shock wave 11.36 sq. miles
- Heat 48.45 sq. miles