[Smokin' Joe]

It would be funny if they accidentally nuke themselves.

Yabbut they have to get them far enough off the ground first to arm the barometric trigger...or radar altimeter, or whatever they're planning to use...otherwise, it's just a dirty bomblet.

[verum ago]

It would be funny if they accidentally nuke themselves.

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Yabbut they have to get them far enough off the ground first to arm the barometric trigger...or radar altimeter, or whatever they're planning to use...otherwise, it's just a dirty bomblet.

I think they're usually armed by accelerometer + timer: acceleration sustained above a minimum rate for more than a minimum amount of time guarantees a minimum velocity and distance.

And as for a rocket dirty bombing their own launch site, I'll take that ;-)