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  <span class="numbered" id="numbered_3">3</span>. <b>Basic options:</b>
  <em><span lang="capHeightofBurst">Height of burst</span>:</em> <span class="def-bracket1">[</span><abbr class="def"
    title="A surface burst means the nuclear weapon is detonated on or very near the ground. An airburst means that the weapon is detonated high enough that its fireball does not touch the ground. They have somewhat different acute effects, and very different radiological effects (e.g. fallout is primarily from surface bursts).">?</abbr><span
    class="def-bracket2">]</span> <input type="radio" name="hob" id="hob_airburst" value="1"> Airburst <input type="radio" name="hob" id="hob_surface" value="0" checked=""> Surface<br>
  <em style="margin-left: 15px;"><span lang="capOtherEffects">Other effects</span>:</em> <input type="checkbox" name="other" id="casualties_check" value="2"
    title="Makes estimate as to the number of injured and dead from specified blast, using population density information and the nuclear effects information."> Casualties <input type="checkbox"
    title="Radioactive fallout is dust, debris, and fission products that \'fall out\' of the mushroom cloud of surface bursts." id="fallout_check_2" class="fallout_check" onchange="document.getElementById('fallout_check').checked=this.checked;">
  Radioactive fallout
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    <span id="advanced-options-header" style="margin-left: 1em;"><b>Advanced options:</b><span class="hider-arrow" id="hider-arrow" expanded="0"> ▶</span></span><br>
    <div id="collapsed-content" style="display: none;">
      <span style="height: 5px; display: block;"></span>
      <em><span lang="capAirburstSettings">Airburst settings</span>:</em> <span class="def-bracket1">[</span><abbr class="def"
        title="Airbursts can either be set to a specific burst height, or they can be set to maximize a given blast radius.">?</abbr><span class="def-bracket2">]</span>
      <ul style="margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px;">
        <input type="radio" name="hob_option" id="hob_option_max" value="0"> Maximize airburst radii for all effects <span class="def-bracket1">[</span><abbr class="def"
          title="Shows the radii for many different blast heights, each chosen to maximum their effects.">?</abbr><span class="def-bracket2">]</span><br>
        <input checked="" type="radio" name="hob_option" id="hob_option_opt" value="1"> Optimize for overpressure: <input type="text" value="5" name="hob_psi" class="option_input"> psi<br>
        <input type="radio" name="hob_option" id="hob_option_height" value="2"> Burst height: <input type="text" value="200" name="hob_h" id="hob_h" class="option_input"> <select name="hob_h_u" id="hob_h_u">
          <option value="0" selected="">ft</option>
          <option value="1">m</option>
          <option value="2">mi</option>
          <option value="3">km</option>
        </select>
      </ul>
      <em><span lang="capOverpressureShow">Show overpressure rings for</span>:</em> <span class="def-bracket1">[</span><abbr class="def"
        title="Overpressure is physical blast force above standard atmospheric pressure. Here it is expressed as pounds-per-square-inch (psi) of force.">?</abbr><span class="def-bracket2">]</span>
      <ul style="margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px;">
        <input type="checkbox" name="psi" value="3000"> 3,000 psi (destroys missile bunkers)<br>
        <input type="checkbox" name="psi" value="200"> 200 psi (extreme damage)<br>
        <input type="checkbox" name="psi" value="20" checked=""> 20 psi (heavy damage)<br>
        <input type="checkbox" name="psi" value="5" checked=""> 5 psi (medium damage)<br>
        <input type="checkbox" name="psi" value="1" checked=""> 1 psi (light damage)<br>
        <input type="checkbox" name="psi" id="psi_other_check_1" value="-1"> Other: <input type="text" class="option_input" name="psi_other_1" id="psi_other_1"> psi <span
          id="addrow_psi"></span><a href="#" class="addrow" onclick="addrow('psi');" title="Add another row">[+]</a>
      </ul>
      <em>Show ionizing radiation rings for:</em> <span class="def-bracket1">[</span><abbr class="def"
        title="Ionizing radiation is the initial high-energy burst of radiation caused by the nuclear explosion, made up primarily of neutrons and gamma rays. It is expressed here in Roentgen equivalent man (rem) units, which is a unit for radiation absorption in humans.">?</abbr><span
        class="def-bracket2">]</span>
      <ul style="margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px;">
        <input type="checkbox" name="rem" value="100"> 100 rem (sickness, increased lifetime cancer risk)<br>
        <input type="checkbox" name="rem" value="500" checked=""> 500 rem (50-90% mortality without medical care)<br>
        <input type="checkbox" name="rem" value="600"> 600 rem (80% mortality with medical care)<br>
        <input type="checkbox" name="rem" value="1000"> 1,000 rem (95% mortality with medical care)<br>
        <input type="checkbox" name="rem" value="5000"> 5,000 rem (100% mortality)<br>
        <input type="checkbox" name="rem" id="rem_other_check_1" value="-1"> Other: <input type="text" class="option_input" name="rem_other_1"> rem <span
          id="addrow_rem"></span><a href="#" class="addrow" onclick="addrow('rem');" title="Add another row">[+]</a>
      </ul>
      <em>Show thermal radiation rings for:</em> <span class="def-bracket1">[</span><abbr class="def"
        title="Thermal radiation is heat energy produced by the nuclear explosion. It is here expressed in units of calories-per-square-centimeter (cal/cm²).">?</abbr><span class="def-bracket2">]</span>
      <ul style="margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px;">
        <input type="checkbox" name="therm" value="_3rd-100" checked=""> Third degree burns (100% probability)<br>
        <input type="checkbox" name="therm" value="_3rd-50"> Third degree burns (50% probability)<br>
        <input type="checkbox" name="therm" value="_2nd-50"> Second degree burns (50% probability)<br>
        <input type="checkbox" name="therm" value="_1st-50"> First degree burns (50% probability)<br>
        <input type="checkbox" name="therm" value="_noharm-100"> Minimum radius for 100% probability of no burn<br>
        <input type="checkbox" name="therm" value="35"> Dry wood usually burns (35 cal/cm²)<br>
        <input type="checkbox" name="therm" id="therm_other_check_1" value="-1"> Other: <input type="text" class="option_input" name="therm_other_1"> cal/cm² <span
          id="addrow_therm"></span><a href="#" class="addrow" onclick="addrow('therm','cal/cm²');" title="Add another row">[+]</a>
      </ul>
      <em>Other effects:</em>
      <ul style="margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px;">
        <input type="checkbox" id="check_fireball" name="other" value="0" title="The maximum size of the initial fireball of the detonation." checked=""> Fireball<br>
        <input type="checkbox" id="check_crater" name="other" value="1" title="The maximum size for the crater created by the detonation, assuming a surface burst on soil."> Crater<br>
        <div style="display: none;"><input type="checkbox" id="check_humanitarian" name="other" value="3"
            title="This setting attempts to indicate approximately how many hospitals, schools, firestations, and places of worship the blast would destroy, as an attempt to highlight purely humanitarian aspects of the detonation."> Humanitarian
          impact (<input type="checkbox" name="other" value="4">plot locations)<br></div>
        <input type="checkbox" name="other" title="Radioactive fallout is dust, debris, and fission products that 'fall out' of the mushroom cloud of surface bursts." onchange="document.getElementById('fallout_check_2').checked=this.checked;"
          class="fallout_check" id="fallout_check" value="5"> Fallout<br>
        <span id="fallout_submenu"><span class="fallout_submenu_dash">↳</span> wind speed:<input type="text" title="The average wind speed affecting the fallout cloud, in miles-per-hour." class="option_input_wind" name="fallout_wind"
            id="fallout_wind" value="15"> mph, origin <input name="fallout_angle" id="fallout_angle" class="option_input_angle" value="225">°
          (<a href="#" onclick="getlocalwind();return false;" title="Gets the current wind speed/direction at the target coordinates (if possible)" id="get_local_wind">get local</a><span id="wind_prog"></span>)<br>
          <span class="fallout_submenu_dash">↳</span> fission fraction:<input
            title="The pecentage of the total yield that comes from nuclear fission, as opposed to nuclear fusion. For pure 'atomic' bombs, the yield is 100% fission. For 'hydrogen' bombs, the yield is usually around 50% fission, 50% fusion."
            type="text" class="option_input_fission" name="fallout_fission" id="fallout_fission" value="100">%<br></span>
        <span id="settings_cep"><input type="checkbox" id="check_cep" name="other" value="6" title="Shows the Circular Error Probable of the weapon in question -- the area where, if aimed at the designated ground zero, it might actually land."> Show
          <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_error_probable" target="_blank">Circular Error Probable</a>: <input type="text" value="0" name="cep" id="cep" class="option_input"> <select name="cep_unit" id="cep_unit">
            <option value="0" selected="">ft</option>
            <option value="1">m</option>
            <option value="2">mi</option>
            <option value="3">km</option>
          </select><br></span>
        <input type="checkbox" name="other" value="7" id="check_cloud" title="The dimensions of the stabilized mushroom cloud."> Mushroom cloud dimensions<br>
        <span id="ge_icon"><img src="https://nukemap-images.nukemaps.com/ge_icon.png" width="10px"></span><a href="#" onclick="init_kmzmenu(); $('#kmzmenu').fadeIn(300); return false;">Export to Google Earth (KMZ)</a>
      </ul>
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1. Drag the marker to wherever you'd like to target.

Or you can select a preset... Washington, DC, USANew York, NY, USABoston, MA,
USALos Angeles, CA, USASan Francisco, CA, USAChicago, IL, USAPhiladelphia, PA,
USAHonolulu, HI, USAMoscow, RussiaLondon, EnglandParis, FranceBerlin,
GermanyBeijing, ChinaNew Delhi, IndiaIslamabad, PakistanTokyo, JapanPyongyang,
North KoreaSeoul, South KoreaTehran, IranTel Aviv, IsraelTrinity site, NM, USA
(1945)Hiroshima, Japan (1945)Nagasaki, Japan (1945)Elugelab, Enewetak, Marshall
Islands (1952)Namu Island, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands (1954)Sedan Crater,
Nevada Test Site, NV, USA (1962)Tsar Bomba site, Novaya Zemlya, Russia (1961)

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2. Choose a warhead yield: [?] kilotons [?]
Or you can select a preset... "Davy Crockett" - smallest US bomb produced (20
t)Crude nuclear terrorist weapon (100 t)B-61 Mod 3 (lowest kt currently in US
arsenal) (300 t)North Korean weapon tested in 2006 (500 t)North Korean weapon
tested in 2009 (6 kt)North Korean weapon tested in 2013 (10 kt)Improvised HEU
device - nuclear terrorism (10 kt)"Little Boy" - Hiroshima bomb (15 kt)"Gadget"
- Trinity test (20 kt)"Fat Man" - Nagasaki bomb (20 kt)Largest Pakistani weapon
tested (45 kt)Largest Indian weapon tested (60 kt)W-76 (common in US & UK SLBM
arsenal) (100 kt)North Korean weapon tested in 2017 (150 kt?)W-80 (currently in
US arsenal, cruise missile) (150 kt)W-87 (currently in US arsenal, Minuteman
III) (300 kt)TN 80/81 (largest current French warhead) (300 kt)B-61 Mod 7
(currently in US arsenal) (340 kt)W-78 (currently in US arsenal, Minuteman III)
(350 kt)W-88 (Trident D5 warhead) (455 kt)"Ivy King" - largest pure fission
weapon tested by USA (500 kt)Topol (SS-25) (currently in Russian arsenal) (800
kt)W-59 (Minuteman I warhead) (1 Mt)B-83 (largest bomb in current US arsenal)
(1.2 Mt)R-12 (SS-4) Soviet missile, Cuban missile crisis (2.42 Mt)Dong Feng-4,
China's first deployed ICBM (3.3 Mt)W-39, US H-bomb, almost accidentally
detonated in 1961 (4 Mt)Dong Feng-5, China's current ICBMs (5 Mt)W-53 (Titan II
warhead, highest kt ICBM US deployed) (9 Mt)"Ivy Mike" - first H-bomb (10.4
Mt)"Castle Bravo" - largest US bomb tested (15 Mt)"Tsar Bomba" - largest USSR
bomb tested (50 Mt)"Tsar Bomba" - largest USSR bomb designed (100 Mt)


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3. Basic options: Height of burst: [?] Airburst Surface
Other effects: Casualties Radioactive fallout

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Advanced options: ▶

Airburst settings: [?]
Maximize airburst radii for all effects
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Optimize for overpressure:

psi



Burst height:

ftmmikm

Show overpressure rings for: [?]
3,000 psi (destroys missile bunkers)



200 psi (extreme damage)



20 psi (heavy damage)



5 psi (medium damage)



1 psi (light damage)



Other:

psi

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Show ionizing radiation rings for: [?]
100 rem (sickness, increased lifetime cancer risk)



500 rem (50-90% mortality without medical care)



600 rem (80% mortality with medical care)



1,000 rem (95% mortality with medical care)



5,000 rem (100% mortality)



Other:

rem

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Show thermal radiation rings for: [?]
Third degree burns (100% probability)



Third degree burns (50% probability)



Second degree burns (50% probability)



First degree burns (50% probability)



Minimum radius for 100% probability of no burn



Dry wood usually burns (35 cal/cm²)



Other:

cal/cm²

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Other effects:
Fireball



Crater


Humanitarian impact (plot locations)


Fallout


↳ wind speed: mph, origin ° (get local)
↳ fission fraction:%

Show Circular Error Probable: ftmmikm


Mushroom cloud dimensions



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