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  2. Effects of nuclear explosions - Wikipedia

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    Nuclear weapons emit large amounts of thermal radiation as visible, infrared, and ultraviolet light, to which the atmosphere is largely transparent. This is known as "flash". [10] The chief hazards are burns and eye injuries. On clear days, these injuries can occur well beyond blast ranges, depending on weapon yield. [3]

  3. High-altitude nuclear explosion - Wikipedia

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    The Outer Space Treaty of 1967 banned the stationing of nuclear weapons in space, in addition to other weapons of mass destruction. The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty of 1996 prohibits all nuclear testing; whether over- or underground, underwater or in the atmosphere, but hasn't entered into force yet as it hasn't been ratified by some ...

  4. Nuclear winter - Wikipedia

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    As in the 2007 study by Robock et al., [19] a 2019 study by Coupe et al. models a scenario in which 150 Tg of black carbon is released into the atmosphere following an exchange of nuclear weapons between the United States and Russia where both countries use all of the nuclear weapons treaties permit them to. [139]

  5. Nukes (Yes, Nukes) Could Save Earth from an Asteroid - AOL

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    “For a one-nanometer fall, we can ignore Earth’s gravity for 20 millionths of a second as Z produces a burst of X-rays that sweeps over the mock-asteroid surface 12.5 millimeters across, about ...

  6. Nuclear explosion - Wikipedia

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    A nuclear explosion is an explosion that occurs as a result of the rapid release of energy from a high-speed nuclear reaction.The driving reaction may be nuclear fission or nuclear fusion or a multi-stage cascading combination of the two, though to date all fusion-based weapons have used a fission device to initiate fusion, and a pure fusion weapon remains a hypothetical device.

  7. Global catastrophe scenarios - Wikipedia

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    For example, scientists worried that the first nuclear test might ignite the atmosphere. [54] [55] Early in the development of thermonuclear weapons there were some concerns that a fusion reaction could "ignite" the atmosphere in a chain reaction that would engulf Earth. Calculations showed the energy would dissipate far too quickly to sustain ...

  8. China has 600 nukes already, and it wants to beat US ... - AOL

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    China's nuclear arsenal now stands at 600 warheads, according to the Pentagon. Its new estimate means Beijing is still tracking to reach 1,000 nukes by 2030.

  9. Underground nuclear weapons testing - Wikipedia

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    Underground nuclear testing is the test detonation of nuclear weapons that is performed underground. When the device being tested is buried at sufficient depth, the nuclear explosion may be contained, with no release of radioactive materials to the atmosphere.