> bomb could have ignited the atmosphere This appears to be a misunderstanding or myth. It was well understood prior to Trinity that such an occurrence was not

> bomb could have ignited the atmosphere This appears to be a misunderstanding or myth. It was well understood prior to Trinity that such an occurrence was not possible. The issue was carefully studied by multiple top physicists affiliated with the Manhattan Project. See here: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/bethe-teller-trinity-and-the-end-of-earth/ https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/bethe-telle...