Mini-satellite paves the way for quantum messaging anywhere on Earth

Re:Mini-satellite paves the way for quantum messaging anywhe... by nancyminusone on Thursday May 22, 2025 @01:48PM (#44064641)

Go look at the Nevada Test Site on Google maps. About 1000 nukes were set off there. Las Vegas is only about 100 miles away and by all accounts seems to be thriving.

In a nuclear attack, it's unlikely "we'll" be fine, but someone will be.

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Re:Mini-satellite paves the way for quantum messaging anywhe... by ck2 on Friday May 23, 2025 @12:04PM (#44074039)

What on earth are you downplaying

There never ever has been an above-ground test of a modern enhanced hydrogen bomb in the USA

The Bikini Atoll test in the 1950s using 75 year old technology killed people via radiation over 130 miles away

Modern ICBMs carry several much more powerful warheads than that

Even a few of them would make life on earth a permanent hell like peak covid pandemic but forever

Even the "smallest" nuclear war would be one-and-we're-done event

Eventually some tyrant on their deathbed will do it though

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Re:Mini-satellite paves the way for quantum messaging anywhe... by RajT88 on Friday May 23, 2025 @01:14PM (#44074621)

So hold on. You are saying Tsar Bomba would have potentially been an extinction event at ground level?

Holy shit.

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