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To: zeestephen

“A nuke in space would not kill anyone, but the proximate result might be serious economic damage. “

Over 2000 nukes have been exploded on earth.
How many have been exploded in space?
Answer : ZERO!

55 posted on 01/31/2026 6:38:01 AM PST by SmokingJoe

To: SmokingJoe

Re: "How many have been exploded in space? Answer: ZERO!"

I was commenting about nuclear war on Earth's surface as opposed to nuclear war in Earth's atmosphere.

The most powerful nuclear explosion of all time was in the atmosphere, above a large Russian island in the Arctic Ocean, in 1961.

80 posted on 01/31/2026 7:29:08 AM PST by zeestephen (Trump Landslide? Kamala lost the election by 230,000 votes, in WI, MI, and PA.)

To: SmokingJoe

It’s not zero…we tested weapons in space before.

84 posted on 01/31/2026 7:35:56 AM PST by USAF1985 (Joe McCarthy is a hero...he was absolutely, 100% correct!)

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