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NUKEMAP: FAQ 
So you wanna know how NUKEMAP works, huh? Well, get ready for some seriously awesome science!
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Step 1: Target Acquisition! |
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Drag the marker to wherever you'd like to target! Or you can select a preset... Or type in the name of a city: Go! |
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Step 2: Choose a Warhead Yield! |
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[?] kilotons [?] Or you can select a preset... |
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Step 3: Basic Options! |
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Height of burst: Other effects:
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psi
Burst height: ft mm km
Show overpressure rings for:
Other: psi
Show ionizing radiation rings for:
Other: rem
Show thermal radiation rings for:
Minimum radius for 100% probability of no burn:
Dry wood usually burns (35 cal/cm²)
Other: cal/cm²
Other effects:
Fallout
wind speed: mph, origin °
Lookup
fission fraction: %
Show Circular Error Probable: ft mm km
Mushroom cloud dimensions
Step 4: Detonate! |
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Note: that you can drag the target marker after you have detonated the nuke. |
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