Nuclear Bomb In Space

The visual effects of a high altitude or space.

Nuclear bomb in space. That s nearly the same altitude occupied by the international space station today. But what would happen if we tried the same experiment with a 50 megaton bomb like the record setting tsar bomba. Starfish prime as the test was called was the highest altitude nuclear test in history. Nuclear bomb in space bomb testing in the most dramatic stages of the cold war russia and the united states were testing nuclear bombs left and right and due to fears of a long range nuclear missile or a satellite delivery system for a nuclear warhead all eyes were on the skies.

New and improved nuclear weapons are proliferating in parallel with the race for space. In particular the use of nuclear weapons may pose a serious problem to manned military space operations. In addition to the natural radiation dangers which will confront the space traveler we must also consider manmade perils which may exist during time of war. Detonating nukes in space isn t a new concept.

Starfish prime was a high altitude nuclear test conducted by the united states a joint effort of the atomic energy commission aec and the defense atomic support agency it was launched from johnston atoll on july 9 1962 and was the largest nuclear test conducted in outer space and one of five conducted by the us 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 fact the united states government performed such a test in 1962 after launching a 1 4 megaton nuclear bomb into space almost 400 kilometers above earth s surface.

During the cold war the us government launched a 1 4 megaton bomb into space. Nuclear weapon effects in space. Here is a shot of a nuclear detonation in space via icbm intercontinental ballistic missile by the usa in 1962. Interesting to say the least.

According to the stockholm international peace research institute sipri nine states the us russia. A thor rocket carrying a w49 thermonuclear warhead designed by los.