It's difficult to perceive the size of the Sun and the immense energy it unleashes every second. A million Earths can fit inside the Sun. The Sun's diameter is 1,000 X that of Earth. I would imagine a 1,000MT bomb would have the same effect as a grain of sand hitting Mt Everest.
Yes, but it’s not the blast, heat, or radiation that would have any effect.
Have you ever heard the electromagnetic pulse model, that if a nuke was set off high over Kansas, it would knock out most electronics in the entire US? Any wire would act like an antenna, getting a massive overcharge in it.
The magnetic field of the Sun’s corona is only 13-50 Gauss. 50G is about the same strength as a refrigerator magnet.
But the intent here is a ripple in a pond effect