Fallout severity and extent depends on several complex factors:
Type of nuclear weapon used. Some are designed to minimize fallout (fusion or H-bombs), others are designed to maximize it (dirty bombs)
Height of detonation. Closer to the ground generally means less fallout. Higher up means more fallout and a wider area EMP effect.
Local weather conditions and geography. As another commenter has pointed out, wind conditions and proximity to a river valley can drastically increase how far the fallout will spread in a certain direction.
How many different bombs are used and wether there is nuclear retaliation. MAD is real policy for the US and Russia.
TL;DR: a nuclear bomb spells bad news no matter what the variables are. Pray it never happens for real and that at worst it is only a fake scare event.
I nominate Racine, Wisconsin for being ground zero.
If it really is as bad as they say, then there's every reason for them to nuke all the evidence.
How far does the fallout reach exactly? Lol if it misses me I’m in!
Fallout severity and extent depends on several complex factors:
TL;DR: a nuclear bomb spells bad news no matter what the variables are. Pray it never happens for real and that at worst it is only a fake scare event.