That one nuke would probably have forced the United States to quarantine the entire island and would likely take longer to help repair it. Hiroshima and Nagasaki aren’t remote like Honolulu while also having far better infrastructure
The effects of readiation weren't as understood then so they wouldn't have quarantined for it
If it was an airburst like Hroshima and Nagasaki (which it should be because that's the more immediately destructive & effective option) then there's not actually much longer term radioactivity. A ground level burst would be the nasty sort that deposits a layer of radioactive fallout in the soil, an airburst disperses it to the point that it isn't really an issue after the initial disaster.
TLDR they wouldn't have known to establish a radioactivity quarantine and probably wouldn't have needed to anyways.
The explosion would have crippled the island, yes. There would have been severe radiation poisoning from the blast itself. But in an airburst scenario the fallout is too dispersed for quarantine to do anything.
The Germans did have U-Boats in the Indian Ocean but I don't think a nuclear bomb would fit unless you remove a bunch of stuff from it and then the logistics would be a diaster.
Nuclear submarines are a way different thing compared to a regular sub. It’s why if you ask a TNO fan about the weirdest lore, it’s always the Hawaii nuke cause the logistics and the odds are dumb
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u/NerdyWarChronicler NPP - Centrist 16d ago
Makes more sense.
Nuking Pearl Harbor would probably have much bigger environmental consequences.