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Yes. There have been several tests establishing this beyond a doubt, including the actual detonation of nuclear devices. It's currently prohibited by international treaties, though, since the tests produced new radiation belts and resulted in damage to the electronics of several satellites that passed through the belts.
The radiation belts also produced bright auroral displays in both the north and south (until the belts finally disbursed). At least one manned US spaceflight had to be delayed following one of these tests for fear the capsule would pass through the radiation belt and result in overexposure to the astronauts.
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Can a nuclear bomb destroy the atmosphere?
Yes, If it was carried into the ozone layer by a space ship and then detonated, then we would be in trouble. :D
Where did a nuclear reactor explode in 1986?
It didn't explode. Three Mile Island's Nuclear Power Plant in Pennsylvania experienced an almost complete meltdown.
How powerful is a nuclear bomb compared to the sun?
The power of a nuclear bomb is a very tiny fraction of the power of the sun.
How did the space race change us socially?
We realized how terrifying nuclear energy and weaponry was to human society. We experienced bomb drills and built bomb shelters. And there continues to be a light tension between the two nations.
Do nuclear bombs travel through space?
Yes, why couldn't they? An ICBM carries its nuclear warhead into space and then releases it allowing it to fall from space onto its target. Several hydrogen bomb tests had been performed by the US in space in the early 1960s (one of these caused a delay to a Gemini space mission due to a radiation belt it created that could hurt the astronauts). A project to build spacecraft propelled by nuclear explosions called Project Orion began in the middle 1950s and was stopped in 1963 when the Atmospheric Test Ban Treaty prohibited nuclear explosions in space.
Can a nuclear bomb explode in space and produce a mushroom cloud?
No
What year did the nuclear bomb explode in hiroshima?
1945
Can a bomb explode in space?
sure
When did Pakistan explode their first atomic bomb?
18th May1998, but its not atomic bomb (its nuclear bomb)
Will cars be affected by electromagnetic force when nuclear bomb explode?
Yes.
Did chernobyl explode like a bomb?
It did explode, but this was due to a surge in steam pressure which blew off the top of the reactor, it was not a nuclear explosion as in a nuclear weapon.
Can atoms explode?
if you mean by split then yes one example of this would be a nuclear bomb.
Did the nuclear bomb dropped on japan explode on impact or in mid air?
The bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were atomic bombs and not nuclear bombs and were designed to explode above the ground and not on impact.
Does a nuclear bomb give radiation?
Yes a nuclear bomb gives radiation. Radiation is transfer of energy through empty space.
Is this how you spell exsplod?
No, that is not correct.The correct spelling is explode.For example:They watched the bomb explode from a distance.The nuclear plant was about to explode.
What are the effects of EMP explosion on the body?
First of all, EMPs don't really explode like a nuclear bomb. It releases alot of energy like a nuclear bomb. EMP's do not affect the body... that much.
What happened on July 2 1986?
The French military explode their nuclear test bomb codenamed Aldébaran in Mururoa, their first nuclear test in the Pacific.
