Posted on 01/24/2019 9:16:06 AM PST by DUMBGRUNT
It's a straight release of energy, not a campfire. The kinetic energy transforms into visible and invisible energy through a wide swath of the electromagnetic spectrum, creating a mushroom cloud (with the difference that there is no atmosphere).
There's no oxygen needed for a nuke, either.
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