Comment on Would Nuclear Weapons be as destructive in ship to ship space combat, as they are on the ground in an atmosphere?

• c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Where would that come from? According to a posted article in this thread thermal energy can’t transfer either unless by direct connection and radiation would be the biggest factor, with increasing size compared to on the surface due to lack of atmosphere “attenuating” the distance it travels.

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  • piecat@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    If we’re talking about a direct hit, the radiation is going to be substantial

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    • c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      True, but it’s not a ball of plasma.

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