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Re:US support to maintain UK's nuclear arsenal is in doubt by defrost on Sunday March 09, 2025 @03:12AM (#43306954)
Maybe specific Gamma Ray Bursts close by, in general we've already seen at least 16 GRB's in the lifespan of the early Vela satellites and survived those just fine.

There are a few books on the subject: eg. https://books.google.com.au/books?id=6mGGX6AGBTAC

I'd venture the biggest threat of a GRB not dampened by distance would be the explosive event that caused a sun to release as much energy in a few seconds as our Sun will in its entire 10-billion-year lifetime.

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Re:US support to maintain UK's nuclear arsenal is in doubt by somenameforme on Sunday March 09, 2025 @03:30AM (#43307021)
GRBs happen relatively frequently. GRBs that end up orientated directly towards Earth do not.
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