diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index f2aa6111df..80756395ff 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ NEW:
 			Added a 20% chance to eject a driver from destroyed vehicles.
 			Added production speed-ups for additional production buildings of the same type. Up to 50% faster production can be achieved with 7 production buildings.
 			Decreased the Oil Derrick cash rate from every 10 seconds to every 15 seconds.
+			Overhauled the Atom Bomb's damage model and introduced damage falloff over a wide radius.
 		Athena:
 			Reduced strategic victory timer to 3 minutes.
 			Increased the size of the starting islands.
diff --git a/mods/ra/weapons.yaml b/mods/ra/weapons.yaml
index 47f67f800d..8bbd84e9e4 100644
--- a/mods/ra/weapons.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/weapons.yaml
@@ -1007,120 +1007,101 @@ SCUD:
 		WaterImpactSound: splash9.aud
 
 Atomic:
+	ValidTargets: Ground, Water, Air
 	Warhead@impact:
-		Damage: 1000
-		Spread: 6
+		Damage: 1500
+		Spread: 24
+		SmudgeType: Scorch
+		Size: 1
 		Ore: true
 		Versus:
-			None: 90%
-			Light: 60%
-			Heavy: 25%
-			Concrete: 50%
+			Concrete: 25%
 		Explosion: nuke
 		WaterExplosion: nuke
 		InfDeath: 5
 		ImpactSound: kaboom1.aud
 	Warhead@areanuke1:
-		DamageModel: PerCell
-		Damage: 180
-		Size: 2,1
+		Damage: 600
+		Spread: 48
+		SmudgeType: Scorch
+		Size: 2
 		Ore: true
 		Versus:
-			None: 90%
-			Light: 60%
-			Heavy: 25%
-			Concrete: 50%
+			Concrete: 25%
 		Delay: 5
 		InfDeath: 5
 		ImpactSound: kaboom22.aud
 	Warhead@areanuke2:
-		DamageModel: PerCell
-		Damage: 180
-		Size: 3,2
+		Damage: 600
+		Spread: 72
+		SmudgeType: Scorch
+		Size: 3
 		Ore: true
 		Versus:
-			None: 90%
-			Light: 60%
-			Heavy: 25%
-			Concrete: 50%
+			Concrete: 25%
 		Delay: 10
 		InfDeath: 5
 	Warhead@areanuke3:
-		DamageModel: PerCell
-		Damage: 180
-		Size: 4,3
+		Damage: 600
+		Spread: 96
+		SmudgeType: Scorch
+		Size: 4
 		Ore: true
 		Versus:
-			None: 90%
-			Light: 60%
-			Heavy: 25%
-			Concrete: 50%
+			Concrete: 25%
 		Delay: 15
 		InfDeath: 5
 	Warhead@areanuke4:
-		DamageModel: PerCell
-		Damage: 180
+		Damage: 600
+		Spread: 120
 		SmudgeType: Scorch
-		Size: 5,4
+		Size: 5
 		Ore: true
 		Versus:
-			None: 90%
-			Light: 60%
-			Heavy: 25%
-			Concrete: 50%
+			Concrete: 25%
 		Delay: 20
 		InfDeath: 5
 
 MiniNuke:
+	ValidTargets: Ground, Water, Air
 	Warhead@impact:
-		Damage: 800
-		Spread: 6
+		Damage: 1500
+		Spread: 24
+		Size: 1
 		Ore: true
 		Versus:
-			None: 90%
-			Light: 60%
-			Heavy: 25%
-			Concrete: 50%
+			Concrete: 25%
 		Explosion: nuke
 		WaterExplosion: nuke
 		InfDeath: 5
 		ImpactSound: kaboom1.aud
 	Warhead@areanuke1:
-		DamageModel: PerCell
-		Damage: 180
-		Size: 2,1
+		Damage: 600
+		Spread: 48
+		Size: 2
 		Ore: true
 		Versus:
-			None: 90%
-			Light: 60%
-			Heavy: 25%
-			Concrete: 50%
+			Concrete: 25%
 		Delay: 5
 		InfDeath: 5
 		ImpactSound: kaboom22
 	Warhead@areanuke2:
-		DamageModel: PerCell
-		Damage: 180
-		Size: 3,2
+		Damage: 600
+		Spread: 72
+		Size: 3
 		Ore: true
 		Versus:
-			None: 90%
-			Light: 60%
-			Heavy: 25%
-			Concrete: 50%
+			Concrete: 25%
 		Delay: 10
 		InfDeath: 5
 	Warhead@areanuke3:
-		DamageModel: PerCell
-		Damage: 180
-		Size: 4,3
+		Damage: 600
+		Spread: 96
+		Size: 4
 		SmudgeType: Scorch
 		Ore: true
 		Versus:
-			None: 90%
-			Light: 60%
-			Heavy: 25%
-			Concrete: 50%
+			Concrete: 25%
 		Delay: 15
 		InfDeath: 5