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CotyledonTomen t1_iyo7tdq wrote

Reply to comment by patryuji in Is it possible that nuclear defense technologies will surpass the abilities of nuclear weapons in the future, rendering them near useless? by Wide-Escape-5618

Wont that still spread fallout through air currents? I dont know if thats better, but isnt that what would happen?

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patryuji t1_iyocp57 wrote

Check out the story I linked.

TLDR: with an air explosion you don't really get fallout because there isn't much matter (dirt, trees, asphalt, concrete, etc) to irradiate and spread during the explosion.

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CotyledonTomen t1_iyofena wrote

Right but it says many died of cancer with 1 bomb, and nuclear war is a whole lot of bombs.

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patryuji t1_iyozvmm wrote

Yes, many died of cancer (including others involved in the Nevada test sites).

Then again, 2 died in their 80s, 1 at 71, 1 at 63 and potentially 2 others are still alive and in their 80s (one of the 2 being the camera man).

Sounds like better odds than actually getting hit with a nuclear weapon.

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