Some U.S. nuke testing sites are now less radioactive than Central Park

Was a nuclear missile crewman in the Army in the 70's and 80's. Remember doing nuclear bomb drills in school in the 60's. The A-bomb age was a very visceral thing to me and consumed a great deal of my life. I sure worry that we don't seem to have the fear of these beasts as we once did. Some small country dictator gets his hands on one and who knows what hell would be unleashed.

 

They probably scraped the topsoil and dumped it in the sea at some stage. The long halflife heavy metal isotopes have a long time yet to decay.

 

Regardless of radiation, any of those islands is safer for humans than Central Park.

 

I live less than one hundred feet from Central Park and have no idea what you're talking about.

 

I wonder how radioactive the typical kitchen cabinet is, given the popularity of granite counter tops.

 

Nuke me, baby!

 

There are no muggers or panhandlers on the Marshall Islands.

 

Considering there are over 50,000 people on the Marshall Islands, I think it's a safe to say that there are some muggers and panhandlers there. In fact, the Marshall Islands had four homicides in 2012 compared with zero in Central Park.

Also, I have not seen a panhandler in Central Park who wasn't playing a musical instrument in years. Outside of Central Park, yes, but very few inside.
Sources:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/downloads/pdf/crime_statistics/cs-en-us-022pct.pdf
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) | Data | Table

 

You are way too sensitive. I was talking about those islands where the testing was done. The population would be 0. It was only meant as humorous, anyway.

 

Fair enough. Sorry if I took it personally

 

No offense intended. I haven't been to NYC in many many years, but Central Park was the nicest part IMHO

 

As a native New Yorker...nice address!