Effects of nuclear explosions

Type and severity of damage caused by nuclear weapons

The effects of a nuclear explosion on its immediate vicinity are typically much more destructive and multifaceted than those caused by conventional explosives. In most cases, the energy released from a nuclear weapon detonated within the lower atmosphere can be approximately divided into four basic categories:the blast and shock wave: 50% of total energy thermal radiation: 35% of total energy ionizing radiation: 5% of total energy residual radiation: 5–10% of total energy with the mass of the explosion.

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