As To Why Airburst Weaponry Is So Deadly?

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Title. I was browsing r/shockwaveporn a bit ago and saw that many if the explosives are airbursts. If I’m not mistaken, the nukes dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were airburst too. Why?

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When explosions occur it happens in all directions at once if it happens on the ground I suppose the ground would absorb a good portion of the explosion reducing the damage

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