You may not remember the names of the second and third nuclear weapons used in history. But when you hear the places where these weapons are used, namely Hiroshima (second) and Nagasaki (third), dark scenarios will pop into your mind. By targeting the places in question, it was shown that the use of nuclear weapons would do nothing but harm all humanity.
But that didn’t quite work. Some countries, especially the USA and Russia, have invested so much in nuclear weapons that they now have many nuclear warheads, and these weapons are -10 to 50 times more powerful than the first bomb dropped on Japan. So what would happen if all of these guns exploded at the same time? Let’s look at our doomsday scenario together.
First of all, how many nuclear weapons are there in the world?
Actually, it is difficult to give an exact number on this subject. The reason for this is that information that will reveal the potential of such a country is naturally kept as a state secret. For this reason, if it is said that the USA and Russia each have between 6 and 7 thousand nuclear weapons, it is necessary to consider the possibility that the actual number is much higher than this.
According to current calculations, the total number of nuclear weapons in the world in 2022 is around 13 thousand. However, as this number may be much higher than what has been said, as we have just stated, we can talk about roughly 15,000 nuclear weapons. “Maybe less than 13,000, why 15,000?” you might think. Let’s explain the reason for this as follows:
Countries are actually dismantling their nuclear weapons starting from the Cold War years. However, we can’t see a significant decrease lately, on the contrary, we see an increase:
This is because the USA and Russia not only dismantled the weapons that will no longer be used, but also that this dismantling speed has increased. very slow compared to previous years. For this reason, we see that the number of nuclear weapons is increasing again, while it is said that its production has been reduced.
We said the number of nuclear bombs we had was 15 thousand. Now let’s move on to the blasting part.
The units used when measuring the value of the energy released in explosions are ‘kilotons and megatons’. It is necessary to detonate 1 million tons of TNT to achieve a 1 megaton explosion, and 1,000 tons of TNT for a 1 kiloton explosion:
The bomb, nicknamed Little Boy, had an effect of 15 kilotons. . Today’s bombs are much more powerful than that. On average, we could call someone 200 kilotons. Assuming that we have 15 thousand units, with simple mathematics, we have the power equal to the explosion of 3 billion tons of TNT.
With all these headers exploding, a literal ‘huge’ fireball will instantly burn everything in its vicinity:
Before that, a rather loud noise and shock wave will be emitted. This noise, which informs the whole world of the explosion, will be followed by a mushroom-shaped cloud climbing up for kilometers. If you are in the area where the explosion took place, you will burn at that moment.
Our mushroom-shaped cloud will accumulate in the atmosphere and spread across the sky, soon shrouding the world in darkness. In addition, the nitric oxide in the smoke will decompose the ozone layer. Until that happens, the massive amount of radiation emitted will also be the cause of long-term deaths. Millions of people have already died before they reach the longer term.
With the effect of radiation, this number will increase day by day. We don’t even go into issues such as refugee and rebellion issues. They are scenarios where people will end each other. Let’s continue with the second phase of the impact of the explosion on humanity.
The post-explosion effect of residues from nuclear explosions is evident:
In this phase, which will take place just when you think that the environment has cleared, there will be a very high amount of radiation in roughly all parts of the world. subject. Nearly all of them will face diseases such as cancer, as survivors desperately contemplate what to do.
Millions of people are still losing their lives at a rapid pace. With the large-scale fires outside, the air that is hard to breathe, and the almost non-existent sunlight, we can say that the end of humanity has come. But we still have a third phase.
The toxic gases surrounding the earth will cause both acid rain and nuclear winter:
There is no sunlight as the dark and huge amount of smoke covers the sky. We are faced with acid rains and nuclear snowstorms that are constantly falling all over the world. These will literally wipe out the vegetation of the planet. If you are lucky, you may find natural resources that you think are clean.
But they are too radioactive to be used anymore. In the media, things like “No radiation, drink your tea without fear” may be said, but let’s not forget the explosion we just heard. While the global temperature is decreasing and the world is entering a very long winter, you can see the pre-prepared news in the media “Don’t go out, stay at home and follow these methods”.
Meanwhile, the authorities will probably be desperately thinking about what to do. It goes without saying that the state administrators who invested in this area banged their heads against the walls.
This explosion will be the end of humanity, but it will not overthrow nature:
It would be wrong to say that our planet will suddenly turn into a life market because we cannot control the high amount of radiation, cold and turmoil among humanity. it is not possible. But getting rid of an impact of this magnitude is unfortunately pretty close to impossible. Especially if you do not have a very large stock, your job is quite difficult.
But after you leave, nature will be able to take back what is yours and offer life again. If a civilization emerges again, it will find what’s left of us among the ruins.
This content is based on 200 kiloton nuclear bombs, which will have an average effect in a very optimistic way, there is worse:
The reason why we say optimistic is that Russia for a while The very 50-megaton Tsar bomb that . Equivalent to 50 million tons of TNT in cropped form, this bomb is literally an ‘exaggeration’ among others.
You can check out our video below to learn about the destructiveness of the ‘Tsar bomb’ and what might happen if nuclear weapons come into play.
- Sources: Kurzgesagt, Atomic Archive, FAS, Outrider, Riddle
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