What if the most powerful nuclear bomb exploded in space
BUSINESS INSIDERGene Kim, Shira Polan
What if the most powerful nuclear bomb exploded in space
During the Cold War, the US government launched a 1.4 megaton bomb into space. Starfish Prime, as the test was called, was the highest-altitude nuclear test in history. But what would happen if we tried the same experiment with a 50 megaton bomb, like the record-setting Tsar Bomba?
Oct 15, 2020
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