How do governments and militaries test out nuclear weapons without creating disastrous effects on the environment/ecosystem?

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Just like the title says, I don’t understand how they can test nuclear bombs in the desert, or Bikini Atoll (in the ocean) without permanently irradiating the ecosystem (and consequently, Earth) beyond repair.

They’ve tested dozens and dozens of nuclear bombs throughout the years, and I’m confused why that hasn’t messed our world up?

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They don’t. They release particles that will last for millions of years. Perhaps we invent technology that can repair that, but that’s just speculation.

You don’t have to go to that extreme though. Just walk down to your local landfill. Or to any chemical storage facility.

It’s been the cost of doing business.

To get to a point societally and technologically that we can solve that problem and so much more.

Nuclear testing is travesty to such things certainly. But it’s not the only one.

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