What Are The Likely Impacts Of Intercepting Or Dropping A Nuclear Bomb At Sea On Aquatic Life?
developed countries talk of intercepting incoming missiles,but i feel there would be a natural fall-out from intercepting or actually dropping of a nuclear bomb on an environment.The consequence of such is what i seek to know.thank you
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Answer: Do a search on the Marshall Islands.
A friend took a position as a fire fighter there…so he could scuba dive during his off hours…
I joke he will glow when he returns…he says the sea life is amazing…even after all the nuclear bomb test done there.
I’m sure they consult several scientist (Marine Biologist, Nuclear Scientist) as well as conservationists before getting the thumbs up before they decide to ‘push the button’.
Nuclear bombs don’t necessarily detonate if they are intercepted. They are designed to detonate when they reach their target and often while still in flight. This is known as an air burst and it affects a greater area then a ground hit does.
If the interceptors do their job then there will be a fairly small explosion and some debris falling in the water. There will be radioactive debris which is certainly not good for aquatic life but a relatively small amount. The harm would be far less then the environmental effects of a nuclear detonation. A sufficient number of nuclear detonations could make our planet near to un-inhabitable. Dropping some radioactive material in the water is a flyspeck next to that.