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Topic	How big was the MOAB compared to the Nuke we dropped on Japan?
ChromaticAngel 04/13/17 10:34:13 PM #23:	PrettyBoyFloyd posted... I always heard that they thought it might burn up the atmosphere... side from also killing the poor guys that dropped it. The "Burn the atmosphere" legend comes from while USA was R&Ding the first nuke (the one we tested in Arizona and not what got dropped in Japan), there were several scientists concerned that if we actually set it off, it could start a reaction that might not stop and set the atmosphere of the whole planet on fire. now, granted, there were probably other scientists saying that wouldn't happen, but still. --- https://puu.sh/tcLsT/24f4611235.png <cite>ChromaticAngel posted [p:877155535] in How big wa... [t:75234148]...</cite> <quote><cite>PrettyBoyFloyd posted...</cite> <quote>I always heard that they thought it might burn up the atmosphere... side from also killing the poor guys that dropped it.</quote> The "Burn the atmosphere" legend comes from while USA was R&Ding the first nuke (the one we tested in Arizona and not what got dropped in Japan), there were several scientists concerned that if we actually set it off, it could start a reaction that might not stop and set the atmosphere of the whole planet on fire. now, granted, there were probably other scientists saying that wouldn't happen, but still. --- https://puu.sh/tcLsT/24f4611235.png</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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