"Wild" William Bunge

January 17, 2025 5:31 AM

The wild nuclear maps of "Wild" William Bunge (previously)
posted by Lemkin (9 comments total)

I thought the firepower grid was effective, I didnt understand the volumetric viz, if anyone can chime in I want to understand it. Bonus points for butterfly projection! Thanks OP.
posted by drowsy at 7:11 AM on January 17 [1 favorite]

I notice that none of the zombies wanted anything to do with Kenosha and Racine, which, I can understand.
posted by GenjiandProust at 8:56 AM on January 17 [5 favorites]

once apparently well-known among geographers as “Wild Bill.”

Paging Spielberg…
posted by gottabefunky at 9:51 AM on January 17

Kenosha and Racine are protected from zombies and nuclear weapons by the impenetrable defenses of the Mars Cheese Castle.
posted by Reverend John at 10:37 AM on January 17 [4 favorites]

I grew up next to a national laboratory in the 70s and 80s and I remember seeing the nuke power diagram as well as regional blast radius maps in school materials.
posted by rhizome at 11:10 AM on January 17 [2 favorites]

I wonder if there's a similar collection of maps and diagrams related to nuclear reactors melting down...
posted by Chuffy at 11:34 AM on January 17 [2 favorites]

This newsletter is very much my jam, thanks for the recommendation.
posted by The Ardship of Cambry at 11:52 AM on January 17 [1 favorite]

Love the DC/Moscow overlay, a sort of mid-century Borgesian weirdness is at work there.

> I didnt understand the volumetric viz, if anyone can chime in I want to understand it.

It's pointing out that US and USSR are able to project world-ending power (aka nukes) anywhere on the planet at any time, so their traditional nation-state borders are an inadequate description of their area of influence/control.
posted by TurnKey at 1:27 PM on January 17 [3 favorites]

Having grown up in Toronto, this vibes well with my memories of mid-80s bedtime terrors.
posted by simra at 2:17 PM on January 17 [3 favorites]