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Can a nuke trigger another nuke?

Updated: 9/21/2023
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If 2 nuclear weapons were targeted close together in all probability the first one to detonate would probably kill the other, preventing its proper detonation. This is called nuclear fratricide, it is caused by the burst of neutrons from a nuclear detonation. These neutrons trigger a predetonation fizzle yield in nearby bombs. To prevent this if adjacent targets are too close, the bursts are separated in time instead typically using a marching targeting pattern that proceeds across the area of targets with individual bursts widely separated in time and space.

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