can nuclear bombs explode in space?
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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.
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After World War II, the U.S. military moved its nuclear testing operations to the Pacific Ocean, specifically the Marshall Islands. Over a 12-year period between 1946 and 1958, 67 tests were conducted using bombs of ever-increasing magnitude.
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Space is not a perfect vacuum, but obviously it is a pretty close approximation. ... Most of the energy of the explosion goes into the first two categories; this means that the explosion of a nuclear weapon in space will be less effective when compared with an explosion on Earth.
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Such films could even have some basis in fact, because shooting a gun in space would certainly work, though not quite like it does on Earth. ... Modern guns, however, have their own internal oxidizers, chemicals that ignite the gunpowder and fire the bullet.
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Atom bombs are beyond loud. You can get an idea of the blast from an atom bomb by considering its yield. ... A nominal yield for basic atom bombs is around 20 kilotons.
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As for hulk. He destroys an asteroid 2x the earth size. That means he can unleash his strength very far exceed those puny nuclear weapons. Also, that means hulk can easily survive a nuclear bomb, since he can unleash such attack without destroying his own body.
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From space, astronomers use special telescopes to study X-ray and gamma ray emissions. In addition, space based telescopes like the Hubble Space Telescope can peer deep into the Universe without atmospheric interference.
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An atomic or nuclear bomb is a fission bomb that relies on the splitting of atoms from either uranium or plutonium creating a runaway reaction. A nuke could be an atomic bomb or hydrogen bomb. ... An atomic bomb's heat can be as much as 10,000 degrees while a hydrogen bomb reaches several million degrees.
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But that didn't destroy the planet. ... So no, Goku currently can't destroy an earth-sized planet by punching it. He'd have to use a mildly-serious energy beam to do that. Because his energy beams and resistance to them are a billion times stronger than his physical attacks and resistance to them for some reason.
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People up to 53 miles away could experience temporary blindness. But a longer-term threat would come in the minutes and hours after that explosion. Nuclear explosions can produce clouds of dust and sandlike radioactive particles that disperse into the atmosphere — what's referred to as nuclear fallout.
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Why It's So Hard to Shoot Down a Nuclear Warhead. The United States has formidable missile defenses designed to shoot down enemy nuclear warheads. The programs have been fantastically expensive because, as it turns out, intercepting objects in space is really, really hard.
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It is much hotter. The surface of the full developed nuclear fireball is about 8000 K, while the surface of the Sun is 5778 K. ... The temperature in the center of an efficient fission bomb is a bit more than 100 million K (I calculate the core of the Fat Man bomb at 110 million K).
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Of course it is safe to live in Hiroshima and in Nagasaki! Nuclear bombs have much less radioactive material than in a nuclear power plant, and they decompose very easily compared to the sheer radiation emitted by the Chernobyl plant. Chernobyl had many nuclear material, which was spread throughout the region.
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Nuclear power plants are a potential target for terrorist operations. An attack could cause major explosions, putting population centers at risk, as well as ejecting dangerous radioactive material into the atmosphere and surrounding region.
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A dirty bomb is not a nuclear bomb. A nuclear bomb creates an explosion that is millions of times more powerful than a dirty bomb. The cloud of radiation from a nuclear bomb could spread thousands of square miles, whereas a dirty bomb's radiation could be dispersed within a few blocks or miles of the explosion.
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Science Behind the Atom Bomb. The immense destructive power of atomic weapons derives from a sudden release of energy produced by splitting the nuclei of the fissile elements making up the bombs' core. ... The second weapon, dropped on Nagasaki, was called Fat Man and was an implosion-type device with a plutonium core.
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Finally, regarding the long-term effects of a nuclear weapon detonating in space, that radioactive material falling into the atmosphere isn't going anywhere. In fact, it dissipates and spreads around the entire planet.