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kurushio95
06.18.05, 09:05 PM
what use would a nuke be in space? Other than EMP, the heat, and the radiation, there's nothing about the explosion that would have effect. I mean, the only reason an explosion is and explosion is that it compresses the air around it. so what's the use?

Nomy-the wanderer
06.19.05, 03:04 AM
Fusions are happening all the time in the sun(and any other star), and fusions produce greater energies than fissions...

There r explosions in space, but what's the use of the question anyway??

Phobos
06.21.05, 01:04 PM
EMP to knock out satellites, etc.
Radiation/heat to damage/alter the trajectory of an asteroid/comet.

Sempiternity
06.24.05, 06:05 AM
Also, nuclear explosions could possibly be used to propel spacecraft by concentrating the explosion output.

selfAdjoint
06.24.05, 10:54 AM
Also, nuclear explosions could possibly be used to propel spacecraft by concentrating the explosion output.


Check out the Project Orion thread in the Nuclear Engineering subformum.