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- In atmospheric tests, winds carry most of it away and it becomes fallout that can be scattered nearly anywhere, depending on altitude and weather conditions. Most tests from 1945 to 1963 were of this type, after 1963 a few atmospheric tests were performed by countries that had not signed the LTBT of 1963.
- In tests in space it becomes captured in the earth's magnetic field, forming artificial radiation belts (similar to the natural Van Allen belts, which are formed by the earth's magnetic field capturing the solar wind) and causing artificial auroras near the north and south poles. None of these have been performed since 1963.
- In underwater tests it becomes mixed with the water and may generate radioactive spray and fog, depending on the depth of the burst. None of these have been performed since 1963.
- In shallow underground tests, it is similar to atmospheric tests but worse as large amounts of radioactive dirt and rocks become part of the debris. None of these have been performed since 1963.
- In properly tamped deep underground tests, all the debris is captured in the sphere of molten glass formed by the heat of the blast melting the rock around it. Almost all tests since 1963 have been of this type.
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Most debris from a nuclear weapons test?
Was pushed into the stratosphere
What happened to Most debris from a nuclear weapons test?
Absorbed into atmosphere or into ground as radiation.
Why the the US no longer test nuclear weapons?
All current nuclear weapons are test by simulation on petaFLOPS supercomputers at the US labs.
What is the code name for the first nuclear weapons test?
Trinity, July 16, 1945
What did Dr Oppenheimer say after he invented nuclear weapon?
Oppenheimer did not "invent" nuclear weapons, but directed the team that developed the first nuclear weapons. Witnessing the fireball of the first test detonation in New Mexico, he is reputed to have quoted a line from the Bhagavad Gita - "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."
Most debris from a nuclear weapons test?
Was pushed into the stratosphere
What happened to Most debris from a nuclear weapons test?
Absorbed into atmosphere or into ground as radiation.
Where did France test most of its nuclear weapons?
Sahara desert, IIRC Algeria.
Why the the US no longer test nuclear weapons?
All current nuclear weapons are test by simulation on petaFLOPS supercomputers at the US labs.
What is the use of nuclear testing in New Mexico?
to test nuclear weapons
What is the definition of the DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex?
All the facilities used by the US to prepare the materials for nuclear weapons, build nuclear weapons, design and test new nuclear weapons. This is all lead by the Department Of Energy.
What big events happened with nuclear weapons in 1949?
first USSR nuclear test
Where did the British first test nuclear weapons?
Australian Outback.
Where did the French test their nuclear weapons?
The French tested their nuclear weapons in the Sahara desert (before Algeria's independence) and on the Pacific atoll of Mururoa.
What location was einsteinium discovered?
Einsteinium was discovered in 1952 in the debris from the nuclear test of Eniwetak.
Does Serbia have nuclear weapons?
Bosnia-Herzegovina has ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty,
Why did Pakistan and Bangladesh test nuclear weapons underground?
Bangladesh has never done any nuclear weapons tests. Pakistan and India usually test above ground to intimidate each other.
