The sizeof the roughlyhemisphericaldestructionzone that results depends on the yieldof the weapon, the detonation depthand the compositionof the ground.
Fears of a German invasion of New York were improbable, if not utterly fantastic, but in a pre-nuclear weapon, pre-smart weapon age, the size of a navy really mattered.
Mr. Cuomo also plans to propose broadening the definition of what kind of gun falls under the state's assault-weapon ban and would seek to limit the size of gun ammunition magazines, the people said.