6 U.S. Cities Most Likely to Get Hit by Nuclear Bombs

Damages in all the 6 cities

• San Francisco – if this city were to be the target of a 15-kiloton blast, approximately 64,000 people would die and roughly 172,000 would be injured. In conformity with the simulation, in the case of a fireball, the Golden Gate Bridge would be fine. Moreover, if the blast were to hit Mission District, it would miss two of the most iconic waterside milestones in the city: Fisherman’s Wharf and the Ferry Building.
• Houston – if the target were Houston, there would be 90,000 deaths and 65,000 people wounded. If the bomb would be detonated from a point near the downtown area, the Space Center Houston and the Johnson Space Center would be protected. Furthermore, the Houston Zoo might be able to get away from the air blasts as well.
• New York City – if the nuke were to hit the lower part of Manhattan, the majority of Brooklyn and Queens would be fine, but some windows there might still burst. If the target would be somewhere near SoHo, the zone around Washington Square Park and Chinatown would be exposed to severe radiation. Moreover, some parts of the Financial District would also be the victims of radiation.