{"id":29859,"date":"2025-07-01T12:46:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T12:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/29859\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T12:46:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T12:46:10","slug":"what-a-nuclear-bomb-would-actually-do-to-new-york-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/29859\/","title":{"rendered":"What A Nuclear Bomb Would Actually Do To New York State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With tensions rising, a chilling nuke simulator shows what would happen if a bomb hit the Hudson Valley or Upstate. The death toll is worse than you think<\/p>\n<p>New York State officials remain <a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonvalleypost.com\/?p=206974\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">on high alert<\/a> regarding the Iran-Israel Conflict.<\/p>\n<p>New York On High Alert<\/p>\n<p>Iran Launches A Retaliatory Missile Strike At Tel Aviv<\/p>\n<p>Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>New York State ramped up counterterrorism efforts after U.S. bombings overseas last month.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My top priority is the safety of all New Yorkers,&#8221; New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said after the bombings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/hudson-valley-post\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/attachment-No3_nextdoorpromo_newsletter.jpg\" alt=\"Follow Us on Nextdoor\" width=\"450\" height=\"113\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Iran says it is open to nuclear talks if the U.S. rules out further attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Leaders said they are willing to resume talks about Iran&#8217;s nuclear program, but the United States &#8220;has not made their position clear yet&#8221; on whether it would agree to avoid launching any additional military strikes.<\/p>\n<p>Keep Reading:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonvalleypost.com\/costco-to-replace-ghost-neighborhood-in-upstate-new-york\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Costco To Replace Ghost Neighborhood In Upstate New York<\/a><\/p>\n<p>President Trump is denying any talks with representatives from Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Impacts Of A Nuclear Bomb On New York State<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s keeping <a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonvalleypost.com\/?p=201843\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Yorkers on edge about the threat of nuclear war <\/a>hitting close to home.<\/p>\n<p>If a nuclear weapon were to hit New York State, a massive number of deaths is expected, according to Alex Wellerstein, a nuclear historian, who created <a href=\"https:\/\/nuclearsecrecy.com\/nukemap\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;NUKEMAP.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can You Guess:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonvalleypost.com\/beloved-coffee-chain-in-new-york-named-worst-in-america\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Beloved Coffee Chain In New York Named &#8220;Worst In America&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hudson Valley Post researched Wellerstein&#8217;s &#8220;NUKEMAP&#8221; to figure out the estimated<br \/>deaths and injuries for a &#8220;Fat Man&#8221; bomb and a &#8220;W-78&#8221; bomb.<\/p>\n<p>For reference, the &#8220;Fat Man&#8221; bomb was used by the United States on Japan during World War II. The W-78 bomb is about 20 times stronger than the Fat Man, officials say.<\/p>\n<p>Impacts Of Nuclear Bomb On Hudson Valley, New York City, Upstate New York<\/p>\n<p>What would happen if a nuclear bomb hit the local area? See the impacts on major hometowns in the Hudson Valley, New York City, and Upstate New York.<\/p>\n<p>Impacts Of Nuclear Bomb On Hudson Valley, New York City, Upstate New York<\/p>\n<p><strong>For all the news that the Hudson Valley is sharing, make sure to follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HudsonValleyPost\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hudson Valley Post on Facebook,<\/a>\u00a0and download the <a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonvalleypost.com\/app\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hudson Valley Post Mobile App <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A &#8220;W-78&#8221; bomb is currently in the United States arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>New York Issues Tips To Prepare For Nuclear Attack<\/p>\n<p>The Four Nuclear Power Plants in New YorkThe Four Nuclear Power Plants in New York<\/p>\n<p>Here are the four plants that generate about a fifth of New York State&#8217;s Electricity. <\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Google Maps<\/p>\n<p>15 Cities Most Likely Targeted During a Nuclear Attack15 Cities Most Likely Targeted During a Nuclear Attack<\/p>\n<p>Nothing to worry about, but experts say these U.S. cities would be most likely to be attacked if America was the victim of a nuclear attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/knue.com\/author\/billyjenkins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Billy Jenkins<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With tensions rising, a chilling nuke simulator shows what would happen if a bomb hit the Hudson Valley&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":29860,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,6339,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-29859","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-hudson-valley-news","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-city","12":"tag-newyork","13":"tag-newyorkcity","14":"tag-ny","15":"tag-nyc","16":"tag-united-states","17":"tag-united-states-of-america","18":"tag-unitedstates","19":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","20":"tag-us","21":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114778051920558384","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29859"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29859\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}