Using a Google Map within an Android SDK application requires the programmer to be registered with Google and use a specific API key to access the map -as the data (map tiles) belongs to them, they want to control the usage. Fair enough.

Your application must use a MapView component to display the map -this is a special View that retrieves and displays the map tiles from Google.

In the last few years, missiles and launch systems have become the new bargaining chip in international diplomacy.
Unfortunately, some can actually deliver nuclear weapons straight to your door.

Have you ever wondered what would happen if a nuclear bomb goes off in your city? With Google's Maps framework and a bit of Javascript, you can see the outcome. And it doesn't look good.

Have you ever wondered what would happen if a nuclear bomb goes off in your city? With Google's Maps framework and a bit of Javascript, you can see the outcome.
And it does not look good.

Have you ever wondered what would happen if a nuclear bomb goes off in your city?

With Google's Mapplet framework and a bit of Javascript, you can see the outcome.

And it does not look good.

Preparing the Blast

A Mapplet is a convenient map that can be addressed by latitude and longitude, and it supports certain events and methods.