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Chilling nuclear map shows New York City's catastrophic nuclear bomb damage zone

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Nuclearsecrecy.com has created a harrowing map showing the impact of a nuclear bomb detonation in New York City .

The map was created by Alex Wellerstein , a nuclear historian at the Stevens Institute of Technology .

Such a blast would kill 287,660 people and cause 515,160 injuries.

The radiation fallout from the detonation would spread over two miles , killing 15 percent of survivors.