... energy and lethal atomic particles are released into the bomb. The sum total of all these split atoms equal the final nuclear explosion. The nuclear explosion is made up of heat waves, shock waves, and those lethal atomic particles that are spread out as far as any effects are felt. The size of the mushroom cloud is directly proportional to how long the ... ...

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... opened or closed. This could accur within ten miles of the blast. The nuclear blast is so strong that it just doesn't blow up then its all over, the multispectral heat blast (UV rays) which will come about a tenth of a second after the gamma blast. This blast would cause bleeding from every orifice of the body. The high winds, which accompany ... the pressure, wave. These waves will reach velocities of 70 miles per hour as far as six miles from the blast. Later people will begin to suffer from vomiting, skin rashes and an intense unquenchable ... ...

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