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I'm not sure how this is a reasonable conclusion given that over 500 nuclear weapons were detonated during above-ground nuclear testing. It's also worth mentio
by Recurecur 9y ago
I'm not sure how this is a reasonable conclusion given that over 500 nuclear weapons were detonated during above-ground nuclear testing.
It's also worth mentioning that air burst detonation will suck up virtually no debris from the surface, and also produces very little fallout.
There's a lot of good information at this site:
http://www.nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/ http://www.nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/
- slededit 9y agoMuch of those tests were done over deserts or islands surrounded by water. A key part of the nuclear winter prediction is predicated on large scale fires.
- Recurecur 9y agoThere might, or might not, be "large scale fires" after a nuclear exchange. Regardless, "nuclear winter" is predicated on debris being injected high into the atmosphere, which will happen if lofted by the fireball, but not just from a regular fire.