What Would Happen to the 25 Largest US Cities in the Event of a Nuclear Attack

Downtown Seattle, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
> Population: 3,928,498
> Casualties from 100 kt detonation: 130,440 deaths, 181,260 injuries
> Population within blast range of 102.3 sq. miles: 560,743 (14%)
> Casualties from 800 kt detonation: 261,270 deaths, 420,810 injuries
> Population within blast range of 409.3 sq. miles: 1.3 million (34%)

Downtown Detroit, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
> Population: 4,317,384
> Casualties from 100 kt detonation: 89,020 deaths, 181,160 injuries
> Population within blast range of 102.3 sq. miles: 549,298 (13%)
> Casualties from 800 kt detonation: 218,290 deaths, 489,470 injuries
> Population within blast range of 409.3 sq. miles: 1.5 million (34%)

Magnolia Center, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
> Population: 4,600,396
> Casualties from 100 kt detonation: 40,410 deaths, 115,390 injuries
> Population within blast range of 102.3 sq. miles: 344,217 (7%)
> Casualties from 800 kt detonation: 126,940 deaths, 354,960 injuries
> Population within blast range of 409.3 sq. miles: 1.1 million (24%)

Mission District, San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
> Population: 4,709,220
> Casualties from 100 kt detonation: 176,180 deaths, 392,400 injuries
> Population within blast range of 102.3 sq. miles: 985,716 (21%)
> Casualties from 800 kt detonation: 487,210 deaths, 534,470 injuries
> Population within blast range of 409.3 sq. miles: 1.6 million (33%)

Beacon Hill, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
> Population: 4,854,808
> Casualties from 100 kt detonation: 261,610 deaths, 424,160 injuries
> Population within blast range of 102.3 sq. miles: 1.2 million (25%)
> Casualties from 800 kt detonation: 569,630 deaths, 708,080 injuries
> Population within blast range of 409.3 sq. miles: 2.1 million (44%)