The emergency worker who sent a false public safety alert on Jan. 13 warning of an imminent attack against Hawaii believed that a ballistic missile was truly bound for the state after mishearing a recorded message as part of an unscheduled drill, according to a preliminary investigation by federal officials.
But what if it were a real alert due to a missile from North Korea?
North Korea says it has conducted five successful nuclear tests: in 2006, 2009, 2013 and in January and September 2016, and the yield of the bombs appears to have increased.
September 2016’s test has indicated a device with an explosive yield of between 10 and 30 kilotonnes – which, if confirmed, would make it the North’s strongest nuclear test ever.
What if that bomb were directed at Cape Charles? Using NUKEMAP, you can detonate a sample bomb and estimate the results. For this test, we used a 25 kiloton nuclear bomb, dropped right on Cape Charles:
Estimated injuries:280
In any given 24-hour period, there are approximately 1,439 people in the 1 psi range of the most recent detonation.
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with NASA (Wallops Island) in Cape Charles, does North Korea now have us on their list.
Bill Clinton gave North Korea $5 billion and two nuclear reactors in 1994, essentially giving them nukes.
“Before I take your questions, I’d like to say just a word about the framework with North Korea that Ambassador Gallucci signed this morning. This is a good deal for the United States,” Clinton said at the press conference.
“North Korea will freeze and then dismantle its nuclear program. South Korea and our other allies will be better protected. The entire world will be safer as we slow the spread of nuclear weapons.
“South Korea, with support from Japan and other nations, will bear most of the cost of providing North Korea with fuel to make up for the nuclear energy it is losing, and they will pay for an alternative power system for North Korea that will allow them to produce electricity while making it much harder for them to produce nuclear weapons.
“The United States and international inspectors will carefully monitor North Korea to make sure it keeps its commitments. Only as it does so will North Korea fully join the community of nations.”
Slick Willie 1994
Thanks for putting Cape Charles in the crosshairs. We don’t need articles like this about our town.
Note: Really?
Wallops Island would not be a target, simply because with the Philly naval yards, and Norfolk right there you’d be in the middle of those two blast zones, with the wash of DC also adding to the conflagration.