Interesting article in the New York Times today describing the effect of a 10 kiloton nuclear bomb going off in Times Square:
It would vaporize or destroy the theater district, Madison Square Garden, the Empire State Building, Grand Central Terminal and Carnegie Hall. The blast would partly destroy a much larger area, including the United Nations. On a weekday some 500,000 people would be killed.
Article then goes on to describe Al Queda efforts to secure such a device.
Value the column as worthless scare tactics or plausible as you wish.
You may have to register to read it:
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/11/op...11kris.html?hp
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