See the potential impact of nuclear weapons with the Ground Zero Google Maps applet
June 17, 2010
BY BILL FERRIS
Everyone knows nuclear weapons are deadly. Ground Zero makes the destruction hit home, semi-literally.
This Google Maps mashup lets you see what would happen to your hometown (or another location of your choosing) if it was hit by various nuclear weapons. Pick your poison, which ranges from Fat Man and Little Boy to the Soviet Tsar Bomba, which caused the largest explosion ever. You can even look at the impact of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, proving that man is still no match for nature. That said, if you take a look at the destruction one of these nukes could cause, you definitely wouldn’t want one blowing up in your (or anybody’s) backyard.
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