What if we blast a nuclear bomb in space?
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What if we blast a nuclear bomb in space?
If a nuclear weapon is exploded in a vacuum-i. e., in space-the complexion of weapon effects changes drastically: First, in the absence of an atmosphere, blast disappears completely. There is no longer any air for the blast wave to heat and much higher frequency radiation is emitted from the weapon itself.
How long can you survive in a bunker?
Theoretically a person can last three days without water and three weeks without food. Stocking your bunker with water is an area when many people come up short. There’s no telling how long you might be stuck in your bunker so it’s important to have a large cache of water.
How high can a nuclear bomb explode?
By default, Nukemap assumed a 150-kiloton-yield warhead would explode 1.03 miles (1.65 km) above the city. An aerial detonation maximises a nuclear bomb’s destructive power, since it allows the blast’s energy to spread out. If a bomb is detonated on the ground, the soil absorbs more of that energy.
What happens when a nuclear weapon explodes in space?
If a nuclear weapon is exploded in a vacuum-i. e., in space-the complexion of weapon effects changes drastically: First, in the absence of an atmosphere, blast disappears completely. Second, thermal radiation, as usually defined, also disappears.
Are nuclear weapons a serious threat to manned military space operations?
In particular, the use of nuclear weapons may pose a serious problem to manned military space operations. The singular emergence of man as the most vulnerable component of a space-weapon system becomes dramatically apparent when nuclear weapon effects in space are contrasted with the effects which occur within the Earth’s atmosphere.
How many kilotons does a nuclear weapon yield in space?
134 ASTRONAUTICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS A yield of 20 kilotons has been used here as an example to show the dominance of nuclear radiation effects in space; however, it may well be that multimegaton warheads, rather than 20-kiloton warheads, will be far more representative of space defense applications.