[JSteff]

Initially not really all that far away. It is where the wind is blowing that is the question.

I think that the fallout is what would get the claim the most victims.

[RightWhale]

I think that the fallout is what would get the claim the most victims.

That thought is the result of several decades of scaremongering by the 'Silent Spring' people right up through the polluted babies crowd of this week. Blast and fire are the main destructive components. Some are scared of the EMP. Be more afraid of rioting and panic when the local warehouse stores run out of canned goods and paper products. If your hair and skin haven't fallen off within three days of the blast, you will probably survive the nuke itself.