nominations (?)

in the back of my mind, having survived Operation Urban Warrior
in Alameda, a mock scenario of urban-combat, likely the way wars
will be waged in the present-future... has been the thought of the
nuclear arsenal.. an architectural what-if..

what if a nuclear weapon was aimed at the downtown center of any
large (million) metropolitan area... say, a Inter-Continental
Ballistic Missile (ICBM) with a nuclear warhead crashing down,
ground zero in Manhattan, or San Francisco.

would skyscrapers fall, toppling ontop of one another like
dominos? would foundations melt? what if..?

has there been any research into the effects of nuclear weaponry
and architecture to date- or has the measely fallout shelter been
a best guess at nuclear defense... is there no defense to be had?

there is a website from the American Experience which maps the
effect of a nuclear blast on your zipcode... at:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/amex/bomb/sfeature/blastmap.html

my nomination for the most important building of the 20th century:

a top-secret US Government fallout shelter for Senators and
Congressional members and their families. see the facility via
QTVR movies. read the interview about the construction of the
facility and its purpose. and view the amazingly american
interior decorating of a black-budge building....

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/amex/bomb/sfeature/


see the BLAST MAPPER | BUNKER | BLAST VIDEOS | PANIC QUIZ | CHARTS...

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