To: Francis
Of the 2,044 nuclear weapons tests worldwide, there have been 711 in the atmosphere or underwater: 215 by the U.S., 207 by the Soviet Union, 21 by Britain, 45 by France and, 23 by China.
The last atmospheric nuclear weapons test occurred on 16 October 1980 in China. The first was on 16 July 1945 in the U.S.
It is estimated that the total yield of all the atmospheric nuclear weapons tests conducted is 438 megatons. That's equivalent to 29,200 Hiroshima size bombs. In the 36 years between 1945 and 1980 when atmospheric testing was being conducted this would have been equivalent to exploding a Hiroshima size bomb in the atmosphere every 11 hours.
Stay Safe !
3 posted on 6/1/02 1:37 PM Eastern by Squantos
Here is a fallout map from a 1950's Chinese 300 kiloton test:
And finally, the ever-popular self-help links:
Nuclear, Biological, & Chemical Warfare- Survival Skills, Pt. II
Honestly, if these idjits nuke each other it will certainly cause regional problems, and we'll catch some fallout ( the further west & east you live, the more you'll get ) and I'd make plans to stay indoors as much as possible until the dust literally settles, and maybe avoid dairy products after those potentially contaminated get into the food chain- but I wouldn't start digging a hole to hide in. Not yet, anyway!
And yes, this is a direct result of Little Big Fraud®'s foolish & nonexistent foreign/nuclear policy for 8 sorry years... I hope all those dam'd Soccer Moms are happy now with helping the cheat & liar stay in office!