Results Of Nuclear Attacks In Wisconsin And Illinois

Happy 2025... what a terrible thing to think about. Yet it is at the top of many people's minds. Newsweek used maps made by a professor and historian named Alex Wellerstein to determine the impact of a Russian nuclear strike using their most powerful missile. So, if you're looking for nuke results from a different country... they would most likely look pretty similar.

Unlike Illinois, Wisconsin doesn't have any cities that are within the 10 most likely nuclear targets from our enemies.However, Fun Fact Wisconsin Is Home To The Nike Missile Base

It is reported that this site in particular was in use from the 1950s to the 1970s. It was decommissioned in 1972. The land was somewhat recently given to the city of Waukesha after remediation cleanup.

Wisconsin had a few different sites all around the state. This one had multiple purposes but is no longer operational. You can actually visit this abandoned Cold War missile silo in Waukesha now. This spot was called the Nike Missile Base.

"Only in your state" goes on to say,

Hillcrest Park is tucked away among homes and apartment buildings now and isn't the easiest to find. For those going about their business on nearby Main Street, there's no real sign that just feet away there is a park full of recent history just waiting to be discovered.

Nuclear Impact On Milwaukee

It is reported that a blast could and would affect people for many miles, but the worst of it is obviously at the drop point.

Severe shockwave damage could extend to about a half mile. Severe thermal damage would extend out about a mile. Flying debris could extend up to a few miles. Initial (prompt) nuclear radiation for a 10-Kt blast could expose unprotected people within about 3/4 mile of the explosion site to lethal radiation dose.

The population of Milwaukee is 561,385. The entire population of Wisconsin is 5.911 million at the time of writing this. The results of a dropped nuke would look something similar to the photo below.

Chicago Illinois Target

I bet you saw this one coming.

With four nuclear power plants within 50 miles of the city – the nearest not 20 miles away – Chicago is another possible civilian target. If these power plants are hit in addition to the city in a nuclear attack, it could exacerbate conditions in Chicago. Any attack on O’Hare International Airport, the world’s fourth largest, would severely cripple travel in North America.

To take it a step further...Here Is The Nuclear Impact On Chicago. Reading the death tally out loud made me realize just how many people there are in Chicago. While it might not look big on a map, it would be very deadly. The report went on to say

In any given 24-hour period, there are on average 7,616,006 people in the full blast range (all four circles) of the simulated detonation in Chicago. There would be an estimated 1,991,320 fatalities and 2,543,730 injuries.

About half the blast's total area would reach across Lake Michigan.

Remember this is an extreme idea. It's nothing to hyper focus on. Stay safe everyone!