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

Downtown Houston, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
> Population: 6,979,613
> Casualties from 100 kt detonation: 123,380 deaths, 228,280 injuries
> Population within blast range of 102.3 sq. miles: 723,217 (10%)
> Casualties from 800 kt detonation: 298,880 deaths, 619,920 injuries
> Population within blast range of 409.3 sq. miles: 1.9 million (27%)

Downtown Dallas, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
> Population: 7,451,858
> Casualties from 100 kt detonation: 87,590 deaths, 185,740 injuries
> Population within blast range of 102.3 sq. miles: 547,875 (7%)
> Casualties from 800 kt detonation: 220,500 deaths, 514,260 injuries
> Population within blast range of 409.3 sq. miles: 1.6 million (21%)

Chicago Loop, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
> Population: 9,478,801> Casualties from 100 kt detonation: 324,080 deaths, 391,670 injuries
> Population within blast range of 102.3 sq. miles: 1.3 million (13%)
> Casualties from 800 kt detonation: 612,010 deaths, 951,550 injuries
> Population within blast range of 409.3 sq. miles: 3.0 million (32%)

Financial district, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
> Population: 13,211,027
> Casualties from 100 kt detonation: 195,770 deaths, 510,880 injuries
> Population within blast range of 102.3 sq. miles: 1.5 million (12%)
> Casualties from 800 kt detonation: 582,880 deaths, 1.5 million injuries
> Population within blast range of 409.3 sq. miles: 4.4 million (33%)

Manhattan, Soho, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
> Population: 19,261,570
> Casualties from 100 kt detonation: 583,160 deaths, 1.3 million injuries
> Population within blast range of 102.3 sq. miles: 3.8 million (20%)
> Casualties from 800 kt detonation: 1.6 million deaths, 2.9 million injuries
> Population within blast range of 409.3 sq. miles: 8.6 million (45%)