Atomic Bomb Infographic

Atomic Bombs, WWII

In 1945, two atomic bombs were dropped over Japan in the cities of HIroshima and Nagasaki to end WWII. Hundreds of thousands of people were killed both immediatlely and in the fallout.

~140,000 total dead

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Hiroshima:

"Hear first-hand accounts from the air and ground, re-telling every memory from the day the world first witnessed the horrors of atomic warfare."

Moderate Blast Damage Radius

~74,000 total dead

Source: BBC

Thermal Radiation Radius

Radiation Radius

Fireball Radius

Heavy Blast Damage Radius

The number of nuclear warheads in the world grew during the Cold War Arms Race. And while the number of weapons decreased, the power of the weapons grew dramatically.

Nuclear Weapons Today

Active Warheads,

Active Warheads, 2017

9,000

65,000

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