WarGames

Featured in The Atlantic's City Lab website as well as in a NY Times documentary for RetroReport, this map was built by DataBlick talent Anya A’Hearn and Allan Walker. It uses open-source data on nuclear arsenals and digital artistry matching the world map from the 1983 cult-classic film, Wargames. This Dashboard illustrates beautifully with horrific simplicity what could happen in the event of a nuclear war. A Think Data Thursday highlights how it was done (start at minute 50ish).

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