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The bomb exploded about 500 m. (1,625 ft.) above the ground and directly beneath it (the hypocentre) was a suburb of schools, factories, and private houses. The radius of destruction for reinforced concrete buildings was 750 m. (2,437 ft.), greater than at Hiroshima where the blast caused by the bomb was more vertical.
Nagasaki in 1945 and medical studies. conducted since that time have shown the. type of immediate and long-term health. consequences that can be expected in. the event of even a limited use of nuclear. weapons. The following describes the. health effects and casualties that could be. expected from only one 10 to 20 kiloton. nuclear weapon (the size of the bombs. that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki) detonated at an altitude of 1 km above a. densely populated area1.