Re:Interchange in Houston is the same size as an entire city...
by sudosysgen on Monday August 31, 2020 @01:38PM
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It wouldn't be a lot of ICBMs, actually. In reality, it wouldn't even take a single ICBM.
Playing around on Nukemap, 5-6 800kt warheads are enough to kill the majority of people in Houston and give third-degree burns to the rest. A Russian RS-28 Sarmat ICBM should be able to carry 10-15.
Or, with a single 20 megaton warhead, it would kill 1 300 000 people immediately and injure 2 000 000 people.
Playing around on Nukemap, 5-6 800kt warheads are enough to kill the majority of people in Houston and give third-degree burns to the rest. A Russian RS-28 Sarmat ICBM should be able to carry 10-15.
Or, with a single 20 megaton warhead, it would kill 1 300 000 people immediately and injure 2 000 000 people.