In July, 80 years since the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - two Japanese cities, which have undergone devastating consequences from the only combat use of nuclear weapons today. At that time, more than 200,000 people were killed, and those who survived had severe lesions and lifelong consequences.
Despite history lessons, there are still over 12,200 nuclear warheads in the world in 2025. What happens if the nuclear war begins just tomorrow? Asapscience's scientific team has created a video with a scientific modeling of a nuclear explosion with a capacity of 1 megaton - 80 times more than a bomb dropped on Hiroshima, but less than most modern ammunition.
This is what the attack scenario looks like: 35% of the explosion energy is the thermal radiation that spreads at almost the speed of light. People within 85 km can be temporarily blind. First degree burns are possible at a distance of up to 11 km, the third degree - up to 8 km. The epicenter temperature can reach 100 million ° C - it is five times hotter than in the center of the sun. The shock wave destroys everything in its path: 6 km away - the wind up to 255 km/h and a pressure of 180 tons on the walls of houses. At a distance of up to 1 km, the wind speed increases to 756 km/h, which can destroy even recessed structures. And even if a person survives at the time of the explosion, his life is threatened with a deadly dose of radiation, which leads to poisoning, organ damage and death for days or weeks.
Researchers emphasize that survival in the case of nuclear impact is almost accidental. The chances depend on many factors: weather, time of day, terrain, even the colors of clothing. For example, light clothing can partially reflect heat, while dark - it absorbs it. But these details change little for those who are in the nearest area of the lesion. People just evaporate, their bodies decompose to the elements - just as the sun burns dust. Even 80 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the world did not get rid of the nuclear threat. Against the background of modern global conflicts and geopolitical instability, the likelihood of nuclear impact, though low, but real.
ASAPSCIENCE scientific video is not just a hypothetical research. This is a reminder of what human short -sightedness can lead to, and a call for restraint, diplomacy and control over nuclear weapons.
