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I think once you are dealing with an out of control aircraft that disintegrates in the air, all bets are off.

• nitrogen 13y ago
  A nuclear bomb has to detonate in the right way in order to produce a nuclear explosion. Otherwise, it should just break apart. From that I assume it should be possible to design a bomb and corresponding delivery system that are highly unlikely to detonate by accident, even if your plane blows up or rips apart in midair.
  • einhverfr 13y ago
    It should be possible to design a nuclear power plant to operate safely after a magnitude 9 earthquake and a tsunami following it, but I would still say in that case all bets are off. The problem is that there are certain sorts of disasters where you really can't be sure you have the unknowns down well enough..... That's why aircraft components are rigorously tested. The only really safe solution I can think of is to try to anticipate the problem and sabotage the warhead first. For example one might, say, design warheads to destroy portions of the electronics if they get a signal that the pilot ejected. So yes, it is probably possible. Is it possible to do so reasonably perfectly? I doubt it to be honest.
  • einhverfr 13y ago
    (A good parallel might be software designed to continue to operate properly regardless of hardware malfunction.)