A new nuclear war simulator program will allow users to see the extraordinary and far-reaching consequences of global nuclear war. Developed by German engineer Ivan Stepanov, Nuclear War Simulator will be available to the public in early 2020. The program will let users plan not just a single nuclear detonation, but hundreds of them all around the world, simulating how a nuclear war might break out from smaller regional conflicts. In an interview with Motherboard, Stepanov said the goal of the project was to'raise awareness of the dangers that nuclear weapons present to our society.' The program presents an interactive 3D model of the Earth, which users can rotate and zoom in and out of to locate targets.