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Based on the simulations, it takes the pieces a while to re-congregate. Thus, you'd have to time the burst to have the particles as far apart as possible when t
by tabtab 8y ago
Based on the simulations, it takes the pieces a while to re-congregate. Thus, you'd have to time the burst to have the particles as far apart as possible when they arrive. I wonder if there's a significant radiation side-effect risk? How much would the atmosphere absorb?
- opwieurposiu 8y agoFrom 1945 to 1992, 520 atmospheric nuclear explosions (including eight underwater) have been conducted with a total yield of 545 megatons. So keep the device down to a couple megaton and we should be "OK". (for certain values of "OK") https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons_testing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons_testing