That's possible, yes, and I am aware that nuclear weapons were deployed here in the past. But they weren't dropped on the town proper. They were used against a creature in the lake. Water is a very effective radiation shield, so it's likely nowhere near the full impact of the fallout was felt on land.
It's also possible that the smaller amounts that did reach Beacon itself are relatively harmless to us, but that an overwhelming amount could still be fatal. Other environmental factors can still kill us, after all. Solis was a very intelligent woman, but she also wasn't standing in a nuclear reactor.
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But they weren't dropped on the town proper.
They were used against a creature in the lake.
Water is a very effective radiation shield, so it's likely nowhere near the full impact of the fallout was felt on land.
It's also possible that the smaller amounts that did reach Beacon itself are relatively harmless to us, but that an overwhelming amount could still be fatal.
Other environmental factors can still kill us, after all.
Solis was a very intelligent woman, but she also wasn't standing in a nuclear reactor.