Atomic Bomb Damage And Approximate

Distance From                       1           2        3    4  5  6
Hypocenter (km)
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Outdoors      blast    |   severe   :   light   : 
(in open)     heat     |   severe   :   medium  :     light   :
             radiation |   severe   :   medium  :     light   :
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Outdoors      blast    |         light          :
(in shadow)   heat     |         light          :
             radiation |    medium    :     light        :
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In Wood       blast    |         severe         :    medium   :  light
Structure     heat     |         light          :
             radiation |   medium     :     light        :
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In Concrete   blast    |         light          :
Structure     heat     |         light          :
             radiation |medium:light:
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Death rates (%) severe: 50- 100, medium: 10- 50, light: 0- 10


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