Newsweek illustrates potential devastating effects of a nuclear strike on Milwaukee, Wisconsin, using historian's maps.

Newsweek uses maps by historian Alex Wellerstein to show the impact of a potential nuclear strike on Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Though Wisconsin ranks low on target lists, a strike could cause severe damage within miles, with lethal radiation affecting those within 3/4 mile. The state, with a population of 5.911 million, had Cold War-era Nike Missile Bases, one of which is now a park in Waukesha.

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