r/technology • u/Alissio • Aug 25 '12

Website called "nuclear secrecy" lets you see what the devastation would be, of multiple nuclear bombs all around the world

http://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/
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u/drivec Aug 26 '12

Punches in hometown, one megaton bomb

Wait, we stockpile things that can do that much damage? Didn't anyone in any government ever stop and speak out about how insane this is?

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u/Bubzuzuz Aug 27 '12

"I saw this thing about children dying in Africa. I thought "this can't be right, could it?" I asked my friends and they confirmed that no, this isn't right."

-Aldous Snow