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{{Short description|Declassified nuclear weapons effects data map software}}
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'''NUKEMAP''' is an interactive map using [[Mapbox]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/wellerstein/status/1055172046882328584|title=To give numbers: to handle the 200K map loads per month that NUKEMAP gets, Google wants to charge me >$1000 a month. Even if I ran ads, that's not sustainable. It's crazy. Fortunately MapBox makes for a perfect alternative (esp. w/LeafLet), and has totally reasonable rates. (2/3)|first=Alex|last=Wellerstein|date=October 24, 2018}}</ref> [[Application programming interface|API]] and declassified [[nuclear weapon]]s effects data, created by [[Alex Wellerstein]], a historian of science at the [[Stevens Institute of Technology]] who studies the history of nuclear weapons. The initial version was created in February 2012, with major upgrades in July 2013,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/2013/07/25/the-nukemaps-are-here/ |title=The NUKEMAPs are here &#124; Restricted Data |website=Blog.nuclearsecrecy.com |date=2013-07-25 |accessdate=2013-08-04}}</ref><ref name=wmdjunction>{{cite web |last=Wellerstein |first=Alex |url=http://wmdjunction.com/120503_nukemap_educational_tool.htm |title=So Long, Mom, I'm Off to Drop the Bomb: A Case Study in Public Usage of an Educational Tool |website=wmdjunction.com |date=2012-05-04 |accessdate=2013-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727144044/http://wmdjunction.com/120503_nukemap_educational_tool.htm |archive-date=2013-07-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/ |title=Restricted Data: The Nuclear Secrecy Blog |website=Blog.nuclearsecrecy.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-04}}</ref> which enables users to model the explosion of [[nuclear weapon]]s (contemporary, historical, or of any given arbitrary yield) on virtually any terrain and at virtually any altitude of their choice.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/nuke-map-explosion-2013-7 |title=This Scary Interactive Map Shows What Happens If A Nuke Explodes In Your Neighborhood |website= [[Business Insider]] |first= Brian |last= Jones |date=2013-07-16 |accessdate=2013-08-04}}</ref> A variation of the script, NUKEMAP3D, featured rough models of [[mushroom cloud]]s in 3D, scaled to their appropriate sizes.<ref name="huffingtonpost1">{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/07/23/nukemap-3d-simulation-_n_3638461.html |title=NukeMap 3D: Google Earth Sim Lets You Model Nuclear Strikes On Any Location |website=[[Huffingtonpost|Huffington Post UK]] |date=2013-07-23 |accessdate=2013-08-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.slashdot.org/story/13/07/21/1736217/interactive-nukemap-now-in-3d |title=Interactive Nukemap Now In 3D - Slashdot |website=[[Slashdot]] |date= 2013-07-21|accessdate=2013-08-04}}</ref> NUKEMAP3D is no longer functional as Google deprecated the Google Earth plugin.
{{Infobox website
| name = NUKEMAP
| screenshot = File:NUKEMAP_screenshot.png
| caption = Screenshot of NUKEMAP as of December 2023
| type = educational
| language = [[English language|English]]
| owner = [[Alex Wellerstein]]
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| url = https://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap
| launch_date = 2012
| current_status = Active
}}


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'''Nukemap''' (stylised in [[all caps]]) is an interactive map using [[Mapbox]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/wellerstein/status/1055172046882328584|title=To give numbers: to handle the 200K map loads per month that NUKEMAP gets, Google wants to charge me >$1000 a month. Even if I ran ads, that's not sustainable. It's crazy. Fortunately MapBox makes for a perfect alternative (esp. w/LeafLet), and has totally reasonable rates. (2/3)|first=Alex|last=Wellerstein|date=October 24, 2018}}</ref> [[Application programming interface|API]] and declassified [[nuclear weapon]]s effects data, created by [[Alex Wellerstein]], a historian of science at the [[Stevens Institute of Technology]] who studies the history of nuclear weapons. The initial version was created in February 2012, with major upgrades in July 2013,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/2013/07/25/the-nukemaps-are-here/ |title=The NUKEMAPs are here &#124; Restricted Data |website=Blog.nuclearsecrecy.com |date=2013-07-25 |access-date=2013-08-04}}</ref><ref name=wmdjunction>{{cite web |last=Wellerstein |first=Alex |url=http://wmdjunction.com/120503_nukemap_educational_tool.htm |title=So Long, Mom, I'm Off to Drop the Bomb: A Case Study in Public Usage of an Educational Tool |website=wmdjunction.com |date=2012-05-04 |access-date=2013-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727144044/http://wmdjunction.com/120503_nukemap_educational_tool.htm |archive-date=2013-07-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/ |title=Restricted Data: The Nuclear Secrecy Blog |website=Blog.nuclearsecrecy.com |access-date=2013-08-04}}</ref> which enables users to model the explosion of [[nuclear weapon]]s (contemporary, historical, or of any given arbitrary yield) on virtually any terrain and at virtually any altitude of their choice.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/nuke-map-explosion-2013-7 |title=This Scary Interactive Map Shows What Happens If A Nuke Explodes In Your Neighborhood |website= [[Business Insider]] |first= Brian |last= Jones |date=2013-07-16 |access-date=2013-08-04}}</ref> A variation of the script, Nukemap3D, featured rough models of [[mushroom cloud]]s in 3D, scaled to their appropriate sizes.<ref name="huffingtonpost1">{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/07/23/nukemap-3d-simulation-_n_3638461.html |title=NukeMap 3D: Google Earth Sim Lets You Model Nuclear Strikes On Any Location |website=[[Huffingtonpost|Huffington Post UK]] |date=2013-07-23 |access-date=2013-08-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.slashdot.org/story/13/07/21/1736217/interactive-nukemap-now-in-3d |title=Interactive Nukemap Now In 3D - Slashdot |website=[[Slashdot]] |date= 2013-07-21|access-date=2013-08-04}}</ref> (Nukemap3D is no longer functional as [[Google]] had deprecated the [[Google Earth]] plugin.)
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The computer simulation of the effects of nuclear detonations has been described both as "stomach-churning" (by Wellerstein himself) and as "the most fun I’ve had with Google Maps since… well, possibly ever" despite the admittedly abjectly grim nature of the subject.<ref>{{cite news|author=Drew Bowling |url=http://www.webpronews.com/nukemap-uses-google-maps-api-to-let-you-blow-up-the-outside-world-2012-02 |title=NUKEMAP Uses Google Maps API To Let You Blow Up The Outside World |website=WebProNews |date= |accessdate=2013-08-04}}</ref> Originally intended in part as a pedagogical device to illustrate the stark difference in scale between [[nuclear fission|fission]] and [[nuclear fusion|fusion]] bombs, more than three million people as of 2012 have exploded some 30 million virtual nuclear warheads;<ref>{{cite web|last=Terdiman |first=Daniel |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-57383763-52/nukemap-shall-we-play-a-game/ |title=Nukemap: Shall we play a game? &#124; Geek Gestalt - CNET News |website=[[CNET#News|CNET News]] |date=2012-02-23 |accessdate=2013-08-04}}</ref> having gone [[viral phenomenon|viral]], the increased popularity of the website necessitated a move to new servers.<ref name="huffingtonpost1"/> The website averages five "nukes" per visitor.<ref name=wmdjunction/> According to the site's own counter, in November 2016 users had simulated over 90 million nuclear explosions. Wellerstein's Nukemap has garnered some popularity amongst [[nuclear strategy|nuclear strategists]] as an open source tool for calculating the costs of nuclear exchanges.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r45HDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA42|title=The Logic of American Nuclear Strategy: Why Strategic Superiority Matters|last=Kroenig|first=Matthew|date=2018|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780190849191|location=New York City|page=42|author-link=Matthew Kroenig}}</ref> As of November 2019, more than 184 million nukes have been "dropped" on the site.


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The computer simulation of the effects of nuclear detonations has been described both as "stomach-churning" (by Wellerstein himself) and as "the most fun I’ve had with [[Google Maps]] since… well, possibly ever" despite the admittedly abjectly grim nature of the subject.<ref>{{cite news|author=Drew Bowling |url=http://www.webpronews.com/nukemap-uses-google-maps-api-to-let-you-blow-up-the-outside-world-2012-02 |title=NUKEMAP Uses Google Maps API To Let You Blow Up The Outside World |website=WebProNews |access-date=2013-08-04}}</ref> Originally intended in part as a pedagogical device to illustrate the stark difference in scale between [[nuclear fission|fission]] and [[nuclear fusion|fusion]] bombs,<ref>{{cite web|last=Terdiman |first=Daniel |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-57383763-52/nukemap-shall-we-play-a-game/ |title=Nukemap: Shall we play a game? &#124; Geek Gestalt - CNET News |website=[[CNET#News|CNET News]] |date=2012-02-23 |access-date=2013-08-04}}</ref> Nukemap went [[viral phenomenon|viral]] in 2013, necessitating a move to new servers.<ref name="huffingtonpost1"/> The website averages five "nukes" per visitor.<ref name=wmdjunction/> Wellerstein's creation has garnered some popularity amongst [[nuclear strategy|nuclear strategists]] as an open source tool for calculating the costs of nuclear exchanges.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r45HDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA42|title=The Logic of American Nuclear Strategy: Why Strategic Superiority Matters|last=Kroenig|first=Matthew|date=2018|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780190849191|location=New York City|page=42|author-link=Matthew Kroenig}}</ref> As of May 2024, more than 338 million nukes have been "dropped" on the site.
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The NUKEMAP was a finalist for the [[National Science Foundation]]'s Visualization Challenge in 2071.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stevens.edu/news/content/nuclear-weapons-data-visualization-reaches-finals-national-science-foundation%E2%80%99s-vizzies |title=Nuclear Weapons Data Visualization Reaches Finals of National Science Foundation’s "Vizzies" Award |date= 2014-11-11 | publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology |accessdate=2016-01-01}}</ref>

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The Nukemap was a finalist for the [[National Science Foundation]]'s Visualization Challenge in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stevens.edu/news/content/nuclear-weapons-data-visualization-reaches-finals-national-science-foundation%E2%80%99s-vizzies |title=Nuclear Weapons Data Visualization Reaches Finals of National Science Foundation's "Vizzies" Award |date= 2014-11-11 | publisher=Stevens Institute of Technology |access-date=2016-01-01}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
{{portal|War|Nuclear Technology}}
{{Portal|Nuclear Technology}}
* [[Computer simulation]]
* [[Computer simulation]]

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== External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://www.nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/}}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap}}


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[[Category:Nuclear weapons]]
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Latest revision as of 15:47, 14 May 2024

NUKEMAP
Screenshot of NUKEMAP as of December 2023
Type of site
educational
Available inEnglish
OwnerAlex Wellerstein
URLhttps://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap
Launched2012
Current statusActive

Nukemap (stylised in all caps) is an interactive map using Mapbox[1] API and declassified nuclear weapons effects data, created by Alex Wellerstein, a historian of science at the Stevens Institute of Technology who studies the history of nuclear weapons. The initial version was created in February 2012, with major upgrades in July 2013,[2][3][4] which enables users to model the explosion of nuclear weapons (contemporary, historical, or of any given arbitrary yield) on virtually any terrain and at virtually any altitude of their choice.[5] A variation of the script, Nukemap3D, featured rough models of mushroom clouds in 3D, scaled to their appropriate sizes.[6][7] (Nukemap3D is no longer functional as Google had deprecated the Google Earth plugin.)

The computer simulation of the effects of nuclear detonations has been described both as "stomach-churning" (by Wellerstein himself) and as "the most fun I’ve had with Google Maps since… well, possibly ever" despite the admittedly abjectly grim nature of the subject.[8] Originally intended in part as a pedagogical device to illustrate the stark difference in scale between fission and fusion bombs,[9] Nukemap went viral in 2013, necessitating a move to new servers.[6] The website averages five "nukes" per visitor.[3] Wellerstein's creation has garnered some popularity amongst nuclear strategists as an open source tool for calculating the costs of nuclear exchanges.[10] As of May 2024, more than 338 million nukes have been "dropped" on the site.

The Nukemap was a finalist for the National Science Foundation's Visualization Challenge in 2014.[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Wellerstein, Alex (October 24, 2018). "To give numbers: to handle the 200K map loads per month that NUKEMAP gets, Google wants to charge me >$1000 a month. Even if I ran ads, that's not sustainable. It's crazy. Fortunately MapBox makes for a perfect alternative (esp. w/LeafLet), and has totally reasonable rates. (2/3)".
  2. ^ "The NUKEMAPs are here | Restricted Data". Blog.nuclearsecrecy.com. 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
  3. ^ a b Wellerstein, Alex (2012-05-04). "So Long, Mom, I'm Off to Drop the Bomb: A Case Study in Public Usage of an Educational Tool". wmdjunction.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-27. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
  4. ^ "Restricted Data: The Nuclear Secrecy Blog". Blog.nuclearsecrecy.com. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
  5. ^ Jones, Brian (2013-07-16). "This Scary Interactive Map Shows What Happens If A Nuke Explodes In Your Neighborhood". Business Insider. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
  6. ^ a b "NukeMap 3D: Google Earth Sim Lets You Model Nuclear Strikes On Any Location". Huffington Post UK. 2013-07-23. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
  7. ^ "Interactive Nukemap Now In 3D - Slashdot". Slashdot. 2013-07-21. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
  8. ^ Drew Bowling. "NUKEMAP Uses Google Maps API To Let You Blow Up The Outside World". WebProNews. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
  9. ^ Terdiman, Daniel (2012-02-23). "Nukemap: Shall we play a game? | Geek Gestalt - CNET News". CNET News. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
  10. ^ Kroenig, Matthew (2018). The Logic of American Nuclear Strategy: Why Strategic Superiority Matters. New York City: Oxford University Press. p. 42. ISBN 9780190849191.
  11. ^ "Nuclear Weapons Data Visualization Reaches Finals of National Science Foundation's "Vizzies" Award". Stevens Institute of Technology. 2014-11-11. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
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