Nuclear Explosion Effects

[Raellus]

I know we have several related threads, but I thought it might be useful to have one thread dedicated to the various effects of nuclear explosions. I also have a couple of specific questions re said that I'm hoping someone has the expertise to answer for me.

Which would be more effective against an oil refinery, a ground strike or airburst?
(Guessing air burst)

Which would be more effective against oil wells, a ground strike or airburst? (Guessing ground strike)

It's been shared before, in several threads, I believe, but I think it's worth sharing the famous nukemap simulator again.

https://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/

Also, here's a really interesting piece about recovery time after a nuclear disaster. The parts on the rebuilding of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, I think, are particularly useful to the T2k ref:

https://davidson.weizmann.ac.il/en/o...clear-disaster

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