What if the most powerful nuclear bomb exploded in space

Name: What if the most powerful nuclear bomb exploded in space
Uploaded: 2020-10-15T01:19:10+00:00
Duration: 3 min 21 s
Channel: Business Insider
Description: 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?

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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?

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