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> consider that also smack dab in the middle of this time, the United States was busy accidentally nuking Britain’s first satellite, among many, many others. W
by mig39 4y ago
> consider that also smack dab in the middle of this time, the United States was busy accidentally nuking Britain’s first satellite, among many, many others.
Woah... anybody have more info on that?
Edit: more info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfish_Prime https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfish_Prime
- 0des 4y agoFrom what I'm told this is more common than one might assume. It's been some years, but it was alleged that this happened to the first Indian satellite or something of that nature.
- elliottkember 4y agoFinish the article. It's fully explained in the very next paragraph.
- mushbino 4y ago>Scientific Discoveries: The Starfish bomb contained Cd-109 as a tracer, which helped work out the seasonal mixing rate of polar and tropical air masses. Ah, totally worth it