World War III: The End of Human Civilization

By Dr. Reinaldo Irizarry Sr. PhD

In his book "World War III," Dr. Irizzary discusses the scenario where if a blast were to impact lower Manhattan, the majority of Brooklyn and Queens would likely remain unaffected. However, there might still be a possibility of windows shattering in areas located beyond the blast zone. Is this portrayal more rooted in fiction or does it align w

• Language: English
• Publisher: Oxford Book Writers
• Release date: Nov 11, 2023
• ISBN: 9798869008367

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Dedication

This book is dedicated to my wife and  daughter whose ides and support made it possible for me to write this book.

Contents

Dedication

Illustration – One.

Illustration – Two.

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Illustration – Forth

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Illustration – Sixth.

Illustration – Seventh.

Illustration – Eighth.

Illustration – Ninth.

Illustration – Tenth

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Radioactive fallout Illustration – Sixteen.

Environmental Catastrophe

World War I Begins

Central Powers

Submarine Warfare Resumes.

Zimmermann Telegram

America Declares War on Germany

Hitler's Ambitions

The Excuse: Operation Himmler

Declarations of War

World War II had begun

Illustration – Seventeen

Rise of Fascism and the Nazi Party

The Nazis Assume Power

Germany Remilitarizes

The Anschluss

The Munich Conference

The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact

The Invasion of Poland

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World War II: V-E Day

Illustration - Nineteen.

What did military advisors do in Vietnam?

1961-1975. The Vietnam War...

April of 1980. The Iran Hostage Rescue attempt which Failed...

April 1986. The Raid on Tripoli...

1990 to 1991 The Persian Gulf War...

1992 to 1993. The Somalia Mission...

September 19, 1994, The Invasion of Haiti...

If World War III breaks out, where will you go? What country would be the safest?

The Island of Fiji. Illustration. Twenty.

The Island of Tuvalu.  Illustration. Twenty-One.

The Island of New Zealand. Illustration. Twenty-Two

The Island of Iceland. Illustration. Twenty-Three.

The Island of Valleta Malta. Illustration.

Twenty-Four.

The next place will be Chile. Illustration.

Twenty- Five.

Greenland. Illustration. Twenty-Seven.

Illustration. Twenty-Eight.

From Van to Tsunami...

About The Author

If the blast were to strike lower Manhattan, most of Brooklyn and Queens would be safe; however, some windows for a distance outside of the blast zone might still shatter.

Illustration – One.

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If the fireball were centered, as shown above, Chinatown and the area around Washington Square Park would be exposed to radiation. Parts of the City's Financial District would also see thermal radiation.

Nuclear attacks on the US would most likely target one of six cities. Simulated images show how a Hiroshima-like explosion would affect each.

Everyone is concerned about Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran. Yet no one is paying attention to the most likely place it might come from.

With the world holding arsenals of nuclear weapons, the risk of nuclear war is always present. 

Tensions have been rising with Russian threats around the war in Ukraine.

According to a simulation, here is what could happen to six US cities if they were hit by a 15-kiloton nuke.

In the event of a 15-kiloton blast, 63,000 people in San Francisco could die — but that is the smallest number of any city on this list.

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San Francisco nuked

As Russia has struggled to make progress in invading Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin has made veiled but pointed threats suggesting he could deploy nuclear weapons.

Experts have told Insider nuclear weapons are still unlikely to be deployed in combat, a move that would put Russia at risk of alienating its allies and its own people. Nor have experts seen evidence of Russia preparing the strike.

Still, though, the threat of nuclear war is always present, and world leaders are taking it seriously.

An interactive tool called Nuke Map simulates the consequences of a nuclear weapon's impact.

Using updated Cold War models of nuclear explosions, the tool provides an overview of the simulated scale of the devastation from a nuclear bomb in each place — including a rough estimate of casualties and injuries.

Here is what a 15-kiloton blast could look like in six US cities, according to this simulation.

These six cities would be the most at risk, an expert said. (Nuclear-Bomb Simulation Shows How Blast Would Destroy 6 US Cities.)

FEMA and the Red Cross offer advice for individuals faced with a nuclear impact: Get inside, stay inside, and stay tuned.

But Irwin Redlener, a public health expert at Columbia University who specializes in disaster preparedness, told Insider in 2019 that the six most likely targets — New York, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, DC — would be ill-prepared for a nuclear impact.

Those cities, he said, would be particularly at risk because they are some of the largest and densest in the country.

They are also home to critical infrastructures like energy plants, financial hubs, government facilities, and wireless transmission systems.

He told Insider, There isn't a single jurisdiction in America that has anything approaching an adequate plan to deal with a nuclear detonation. 

The Nuke Map tool lets you detonate a hypothetical nuclear bomb over any major city in the world.

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Here is what the following maps mean:

Yellow: Fireball (590-foot radius) — Less than one-millionth of one second after a bomb exploded, it would emit a giant orange fireball filled with hot air and weapon debris. Any buildings, objects, and people caught within this radius would likely catch fire.

Green: Radiation (0.74-mile radius) — Within at least 15 minutes of a blast, clouds of dust and sand-like radioactive particles — what is referred to as nuclear fallout — would reach the ground. Nuclear fallout can cause radiation poisoning, which damages cells in the body and proves fatal. Wellerstein estimated that between 50% and 90% of people within this radius could die from the acute effects of radiation.

Blue-gray: Air blast (1.04-mile radius) — Air blasts are powerful enough to bring down residential buildings. There would likely also be widespread injuries and fatalities within this radius.

Orange: Thermal radiation (1.18-mile radius) — People caught within this radius could experience third-degree burns, severe scarring, or disablement.

The tool, which can be found here, allows you to input the city and the yield of the nuclear weapon you would like to simulate.

The tool is not meant to be seen as a precise map of what could happen after an impact since nuclear attacks are difficult to model. But it provides a realistic understanding of what nuclear weapons can and can't do, Nuclear-weapons historian Alex Wellerstein, who created the tool, previously, told Insider.  

It comes with some important limitations. For instance, it does not consider weather conditions, which can affect the altitude of a mushroom cloud and the fallout.

It uses data from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (which is sponsored by the US Department of Energy) that shows how many people are likely to inhabit an area within a 24-hour period.

In the event of a 15-kiloton blast, 63,000 people in San Francisco could die — but that is the smallest number of any city on this list.

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