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Why I don't usually bring it up, especially since I dont like fighting with Chinese comrades

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[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net -2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Conventional bombing leaves behind a ton of toxic chemicals, so it is not as different.

[–] prof_tincoa@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Look, I have a mean futsal kick, but not close to a professional player. There are levels to it.

That said, and I might be misremembering, but I think the US army killed a lot more people with their incendiary bombings than with the two nuclear bombs.

[–] CriticalResist8@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

it's possible but the nuclear bombs at the time were nothing compared to today's arsenal. They still destroyed an entire city and (most everyone) in it. Here's more modern bombs though:

That's also the thing with nuclear bombs, you can't run away or hide from them. You barely have time to see one before it hits, because they detonate far above the ground. your survival hinges entirely on luck and being kilometers away from the blast radius. 70,000 died from just one "tiny" bomb by today's standard. What if the US launched 3 Tridents? Or 5, or 10?

You can also visualize a detonation on this tool: https://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/

[–] Maeve1@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I wonder how far away and how many people would be affected by fall-out, today?

[–] CriticalResist8@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

According to the map simulator the nuclear fallout only seems to happen at surface detonation with modern bombs. I couldn't tell you if it's accurate and what the science behind it is, but a bomb would most likely be detonated in the air to maximize casualties, it's just that much stronger.

[–] Maeve1@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 days ago

I can't begin to imagine, especially with weather variables, wind, rain, etc.

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The increased power of modern bombs actually causes less fallout because more of the fissile material is detonated by more efficient modern weapons.

[–] Maeve1@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 day ago

I still don't think they're ok.