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I don't know the exact size of the fireball, but the bomb detonated
A friend asks if the Nagasaki was visible, as reported in "The Empire of
the Sun".
I calculated the distance from the top of the fireball to the horizon
(~70 kM) and found it ~ < 1/10 th the distance to Shanghai. (800 Km)
Using the same data at Frenchman Flat, I get Vegas as about twice.
Vegans saw a glow from the tests.
Was the author using lit. license?