Russia’s nuclear space weapon is a joke,

[watchingfromafar]

Russia’s nuclear space weapon is a joke,

In the vacuum of outer space there is no “air”, nothing to create a “force”. All you get when exploding a nuclear weapon is a flash of light, nothing more.
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[excalibur]

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[Doc7505]

Russia’s nuclear space weapon is a joke,

In the vacuum of outer space there is no “air”, nothing to create a “force”. All you get when exploding a nuclear weapon is a flash of light, nothing more.
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https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/16/politics/russia-nuclear-space-weapon-intelligence/index.html

 

[Muhammed]

Russia’s nuclear space weapon is a joke,

In the vacuum of outer space there is no “air”, nothing to create a “force”. All you get when exploding a nuclear weapon is a flash of light, nothing more.
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What you fail to comprehend... is.. that it is NOT a vacuum. Nor is it a nuclear space thingy.

 

[Yarddog]

Russia’s nuclear space weapon is a joke,

In the vacuum of outer space there is no “air”, nothing to create a “force”. All you get when exploding a nuclear weapon is a flash of light, nothing more.
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What happens when a nuclear warhead strikes a target? Can you explain how that is a vacuum?

 

[okfine]

Russia’s nuclear space weapon is a joke,

In the vacuum of outer space there is no “air”, nothing to create a “force”. All you get when exploding a nuclear weapon is a flash of light, nothing more.
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No joke, just having a nuclear device in space is determined a serious threat. Even if a nuclear device didn't physically hit a target in space, the affect of the electromagnetic pulse would damage electronic parts on satellites that aren't hardened. The victim country or countries would then have the right to retaliate against the aggressor.

 

[KissMy]

Starfish Prime Nuclear Test was detonated in outer space at an altitude of 250 miles (400 km) On July 9, 1962.

Starfish Prime Nuclear Test caused an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) that was far larger than expected, so much larger that it drove much of the instrumentation off scale, causing great difficulty in getting accurate measurements. The Starfish Prime electromagnetic pulse also made those effects known to the public by causing electrical damage in Hawaii, about 900 miles (1,450 km) away from the detonation point, knocking out about 300 streetlights, phone lines, setting off numerous burglar alarms, and damaging a telephone company microwave link. The EMP damage to the microwave link shut down telephone calls from Kauai to the other Hawaiian islands.

Because of the very large radius associated with nuclear events, it was nearly impossible to prevent indiscriminate damage to other satellites, including one's own satellites. Starfish Prime produced an artificial radiation belt in space that soon destroyed three satellites (Ariel, TRAAC, and Transit 4B all failed after traversing the radiation belt, while Cosmos V, Injun I and Telstar 1 suffered minor degradation, due to some radiation damage to solar cells, etc.). The radiation dose rate was at least 0.6 Gy/day at four months after Starfish for a well-shielded satellite or crewed capsule in a polar circular earth orbit, which caused NASA concern with regard to its crewed space exploration programs.


The effects of a Soviet high-altitude test occurred on 22 October 1962, in the Soviet Project K nuclear tests (ABM System A proof tests) when a 300 kt missile-warhead detonated near Dzhezkazgan at 290-kilometre (180 mi) altitude. The EMP fused 570 kilometres (350 mi) of overhead telephone line with a measured current of 2,500 A, started a fire that burned down the Karaganda power plant, and shut down 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) of buried armored power cables between Tselinograd and Alma-Ata.

"Power line insulators were damaged, resulting in a short circuit on the line and some lines detaching from the poles and falling to the ground."

 

[Natural Citizen]

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That's about what it amounts to...

 

[watchingfromafar]

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I totally agree send ammo to Ukraine NOW, please
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[Resnic]

Russia’s nuclear space weapon is a joke,

In the vacuum of outer space there is no “air”, nothing to create a “force”. All you get when exploding a nuclear weapon is a flash of light, nothing more.
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1 yes you can and we have detonate a nuclear weapon in space. You have absolutely no idea how space works obviously.

Before Russia's satellite threat, there were Starfish Prime, nesting dolls and robotic arms

What would it mean if Russia used nuclear warheads to destroy U.S. satellites? Your home’s electrical and water systems could fail.

apnews.com

2 If you detonate a nuclear weapon in the upper atmosphere the electro magnetic pulse would destroy electronics in a massive area. So bringing it down from space into our upper atmosphere over a targeted are would cause mass pandemonium. You also destroy satellites with it as well destroying communication. And you have potential nuclear fallout depending on altitude.

EMP – High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse - EIS

Due to the extremely wide-area impact of an EMP attack, post-EMP event planning may be essential for societal continuity. Find out what measures are in place:

eiscouncil.org

3 yes there are shockwaves in space.

Shock Waves in Space | Geophysical Institute

www.gi.alaska.edu

It really is helpful if you only talk about things you actually know.

 

[Skylar]

Russia’s nuclear space weapon is a joke,

In the vacuum of outer space there is no “air”, nothing to create a “force”. All you get when exploding a nuclear weapon is a flash of light, nothing more.
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I think the EMP would be the issue. Not the 'force'.