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kurushio95
Jun18-05, 10:05 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
Jun19-05, 04:04 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??
EMP to knock out satellites, etc.
Radiation/heat to damage/alter the trajectory of an asteroid/comet.
Sempiternity
Jun24-05, 07:05 AM
Also, nuclear explosions could possibly be used to propel spacecraft by concentrating the explosion output.
selfAdjoint
Jun24-05, 11:54 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.
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