Re: Nukes and such.
Jonathan M. Rosenfeld (fwiffo@mail.utexas.edu)
Wed, 20 Oct 1999 18:28:52 -0500
Hmm.. I'm no physicist or anything, but I think a nuclear explosion would
have much less of an effect if used in space then on the surface of a
planet, as I thought the primary destructive force of a nuclear blast was
its shockwave and not the actual radiation and heat. Since there is no
material for the shockwave to propogate through in space, only the
radiation (infrared included) of the blast is effective. Considering that
most spaceships are probably heavily shielded against heat and radiation
(two common dangers in space), I think this nuclear blast would have little
effect.
Just some theorizing..
Jonathan Rosenfeld (AKA Fwiffo)
