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and the diagram of Midtown Manhattan.
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According to CTU,
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the stolen nuclear rods have a maximum explosive yield of 300 pounds.
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That's enough radiological material
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to contaminate approximately one square mile.
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If the device were detonated in a more densely populated area of Manhattan,
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we could be looking at casualties in the tens of thousands.
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Dr. Landry?
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Most of the deaths would be from severe radiation poisoning.
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The remainder of the victims would expire from radiation induced illnesses.
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Primarily leukemia
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and other cancers.