Thanks for answers!
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Originally Posted by Damien435 2. >> Hawkins had infiltrated one of the organizations that was supplied with several bombs, he was one of the people entrusted to set off a bomb and his target was Columbus, Ohio, but he obviously didn't go through on his plan. |
I understood he works for US government, but ok, it is quite logical. Even he was infiltrated in a terrorist organization, he couldn't know direct deadline of attack or its targets neither.
I still haven't seen Episode 12 (`Day Before`) since show is aired with delay here.
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Originally Posted by Damien435 4. >> My guess would be the 23 nuclear weapons that had just been detonated all over the US.  |
The problem is, that 23 nukes of 20 kt power (statement by Wikki regarding plot of `Jericho`) could not make such major damage over entire territory of USA. The 20 kt is quite low power of nuke, with damage radius ~3 km (i.e., no significant damage over 3km) from blast epicenter. Of course, exploding in the center of city, it will kill hundreds thousands of people and destroy communications, power and transport lines, but people in suburbs will survive the very blast. They can be affected only by secondary factors - fallout, lack of water, heat, food, medical treatment.
Thus, most likely the Wikki entry is incorrect and power of nukes used was much higher, for example - 10 Mt. But even then only certain destruction of Denver is possible, while the remaining of Colorado won't be affected. And `only` 500 th. people from 4,3 mio of Colorado population killed in Denver. Colorado Springs with almost 400 th. population - unaffected.
So, the nukes is no SO powerful for 23 of them to paralyze USA.