The Nuke’s that hit Japan were under three percent effective, meaning about 97% percent of the uranium/ plutonium was fallout. It’s been reported that Russian nukes are in the 90-95% range meaning fallout is much less a concern. This is concerning because fallout being much less a consequence makes nukes a much more viable weapon.
That said, the area’s that were “nuked” are thriving today, so is the Nuke scare a lie?
Unfissioned uranium or plutonium may be radioactive, but no more so than the material in its original state. Fission products, however, can have short half-lives and would be therefore intense, and would compose most of the fallout of concern. On the evidence of the bombs in Japan, few people were killed by fallout.
The Nuke’s that hit Japan were under three percent effective, meaning about 97% percent of the uranium/ plutonium was fallout. It’s been reported that Russian nukes are in the 90-95% range meaning fallout is much less a concern. This is concerning because fallout being much less a consequence makes nukes a much more viable weapon. That said, the area’s that were “nuked” are thriving today, so is the Nuke scare a lie?
Unfissioned uranium or plutonium may be radioactive, but no more so than the material in its original state. Fission products, however, can have short half-lives and would be therefore intense, and would compose most of the fallout of concern. On the evidence of the bombs in Japan, few people were killed by fallout.
I think it’s like 72hrs
Very strange. I can't find our exchange on the main thread. That's as good a reason as any not to argue.