A 110-kiloton nuclear explosion at 400km altitude would immediately jeopardize approximately ... Beyond the immediate damages are the prolonged radiation hazards. High-yield detonations could create ...

RECENT observations of geophysical effects of high-altitude nuclear explosion 1 have indicated that such blasts give rise to signals similar to solar flares when recorded in the 27 kc./s.

Q: What is a high-altitude nuclear explosion? A: A high-altitude nuclear explosion is a nuclear detonation in space, occurring above the earth’s atmosphere, at altitudes of roughly 18 miles or ...

two nuclear devices were exploded in the upper atmosphere above Johnston Island in the North Pacific. No exact information is available to us regarding the heights of the explosions ; but it is ...

Energy wave created by high-altitude nuclear explosion radiates hundreds of miles in all directions and Trestle will simulate this by two 5-million-volt pulsers discharging energy into ...

"The threat of an EMP was first realized during the 1962 Starfish Prime high-altitude nuclear test ... You'd have natural gas pipeline explosions, nuclear reactor overloads.

Q: What is a high-altitude nuclear explosion? A: A high-altitude nuclear explosion is a nuclear detonation in space, occurring above the earth's atmosphere, at altitudes of roughly 18 miles or higher.