Question #111821
a It is estimated that a nuclear bomb similar to the bomb dropped by the
USA over the Japanese city of Hiroshima during the Second World War
would kill everyone over an area of 8.92 km2
.
It is also estimated that the USA and Russia possess 13 200 nuclear
warheads between them.
The area of inhabited land on earth is estimated to be around
4 449 780 km2
.What percentage of the area of the earth would be affected if all nuclear
warheads owned by the USA and Russia were launched together?
1
Expert's answer
2020-04-26T18:55:02-0400

One average a bomb destroys 8.92 km2. 13200 such bombs ruin


A=8.9213200=117744 km2.A=8.92\cdot13200=117744\text{ km}^2.

This is


AAEarth100%=1177444449780100%=2.65%\frac{A}{A_\text{Earth}}\cdot100\%=\frac{117744}{4 449 780}\cdot100\% =2.65\%

of the inhabited land.


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