Re:What to Do If a Nuclear Disaster Is Imminent
by hollerith on Thursday September 29, 2022 @10:13PM
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>Airbursts would magnify this effect.
No, if the fireball does not touch the ground, which is the definition of an air burst, the fallout is much much less.
The trouble is that some targets are most efficiently destroyed with ground bursts. These targets include ICBM silos, command-and-control bunkers, telecommunications hubs and internet-cable landing stations (where submarine cables intersect with a coastline).
The other trouble is that the effects of the air bursts other than the fallout are quite destructive.
No, if the fireball does not touch the ground, which is the definition of an air burst, the fallout is much much less.
The trouble is that some targets are most efficiently destroyed with ground bursts. These targets include ICBM silos, command-and-control bunkers, telecommunications hubs and internet-cable landing stations (where submarine cables intersect with a coastline).
The other trouble is that the effects of the air bursts other than the fallout are quite destructive.