Why can’t we detonate nukes in space to dispose of them?

Question

I’m aware that it’s illegal to put any kind of weapon in space, for the sake of the explanation assume there’s no legal reason why not.

My Grug Smash brain has me wondering that if nuclear weapons are so difficult to properly dispose of, surely the easiest option would be to set them off somewhere where they can’t cause any damage.

In: Physics

Answer 1

Nuclear weapons are not difficult to dispose of in technical terms. The “difficulty” is that countries who already have them don’t want to dispose of them, and they have no good reason why they would want to.