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I read this and I was surprised that anyone was testing nukes in Antarctica. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Argus#:~:text=Operation%20Argus%20was%20a%
by hackeraccount 3y ago
I read this and I was surprised that anyone was testing nukes in Antarctica. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Argus#:~:text=Operation%20Argus%20was%20a%20series,over%20the%20South%20Atlantic%20Ocean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Argus#:~:text=Operat....
So it was done at altitude of over 100 miles. I'm certainly not saying that's a good thing. All I'm saying is that saying it was exploded in the region while technically true is a bit misleading.
- refulgentis 3y agoEhhh, I guess, maybe to a newcomer who really was hell bent on understanding “exploded in the region” as “exploded on the ground” Due to ex. gravity, whether it’s at altitude or not is a bit of a nit
- adastra22 3y agoAt over 100km it was in space. Three nukes were exploded in space, probably at orbital velocity too. The fact that this was over Antarctica was almost inconsequential.
- wkat4242 3y agoWhy at orbital velocity? It's much more efficient to not reach orbital velocity if you just want to explode something at 100km. And an explosion is a momentary thing so there's no need to be in orbit.
- mixmastamyk 3y agoUnlikely that it launched from Antarctica, meaning velocity.
- justrealist 3y agoRead the OP link... they were all launched from US navy vessels.