In the summer of 1962, the U.S. blew up a hydrogen bomb in outer space

Re:In the summer of 1962, the U.S. blew up a hydrogen bomb i... by mikeash on Friday June 30, 2017 @03:00PM (#14672955)

There's an oblique mention of it near the end:

"When the bomb burst, people told of blackouts and strange electrical malfunctions, like garage doors opening and closing on their own."

The Soviet tests are interesting. They actually managed to burn down an entire electrical power station with the EMP from one of their bombs.

Edit: looking into it more, the destruction of the power station is uncertain. There was definitely a fire at the Karaganda power station, but there's only one vague reference to it being destroyed as a result. Interesting how a question like "did this entire power station burn down in the 1960s?" can remain unanswered today.

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Re:In the summer of 1962, the U.S. blew up a hydrogen bomb i... by jff on Friday June 30, 2017 @05:11PM (#14673630)

The typical Soviet response to any accident: "What fire? What power station are you talking about? Why were you there instead of in your home? A photograph? Give it here" rip "What photograph?"

Establishing the destruction of that power station today would be extremely difficult, short of American spy photos, I'd wager.

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