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Can you set off a bomb in space?

Updated: 8/19/2019
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Yes. In modern warfare, bombs are often ignited whilst they are above the ground.

In space there is no air, but most conventional explosives contain substances that produce oxygen for the reaction. So they will work in a vacuum.

Nuclear explosions also do not require oxygen. So Yes.

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