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Erhm... nuclear bombs?

• votepaunchy 7y ago
  Nuke the whales?
  • code_duck 7y ago
    It seems likely one of the countless bombs detonated in the Pacific blew up a whale.
    • kurthr 7y ago
      Or more likely deafened them leading to a mass beaching event.
    • wecanonlyassume 7y ago
      But which test, and how many whales?
  • smcl 7y ago
    Gotta nuke something
• 0xffff2 7y ago
  What about them? Serious question. Has the sum total of nuclear testing had any measurable environmental impact at all?
  • zokier 7y ago
    Locally? Definitely. The testing grounds are heavily contaminated with all sorts of radioactive (and possibly otherwise hazardous) material Globally? More difficult to estimate. But one example where the environmental impact of nuclear testing can be seen is the contamination of worlds steel supply: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-background_steel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-background_steel
  • nisa 7y ago
    It's measurable against natural background radiation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Background_radiation#/media/File:Radiocarbon_bomb_spike.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Background_radiation#/media/Fi... I presume a different background radiation level has some impact?
  • mikeash 7y ago
    The fallout has killed a fair number of people. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downwinders#Health_effects_of_nuclear_testing https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downwinders#Health_effects_o...