“The Doomsday Book” by Marshall Brain covers one of the world’s most-feared doomsday scenarios in extensive detail: the nuclear bomb. The bombing of Hiroshima in WWII shows that even a small nuclear bomb can have a devastating effect. If you would like to see how differently sized nukes affect a city or a nation, Nukemap can help:
These videos add information to the nuclear bomb chapter in “The Doomsday Book” and help you understand how nuclear bombs work:
From the video’s description: “The bomb on Hiroshima released the energy equivalent of 15,000 tons of TNT. The first hydrogen bomb released the energy equivalent of 10,000,000 tons of TNT.”
From the video’s description: “Nuclear weapons have come a long way and come in all types of different sizes. Some are relatively small while others are enormous, so big they boggle the mind at what they can be capable of. This video analyzes the sizes and impacts of various different nuclear devices, the history of nuclear weapons and what countries in the world are in possession of such devices.”
From the video’s description: “What would happen if the president of the United States wanted to launch a nuclear weapon? Here are the steps the commander-in-chief would need to take.”
From the video’s description: “Many have heard of Little Boy and Fat Man, the nuclear weapons that were dropped on Japan in World War II, but not everyone has heard about the Littlest Boy. The bombs dropped then were designed for mass destruction, and the immense human toll has so far prevented nuclear weapons from being used in combat since then. Instead, the Littlest Boy was built for smaller-scale, recurring combat. It was a tiny but still deadly nuclear device that was crafted by the United States in the 1960s during the booming age of nuclear development and design.”
“The Doomsday Book” by Marshall Brain lays out this scenario in amazing detail and offers solutions to prevent this doomsday scenario from unfolding. You can order the book today on Amazon and other retailers.