I’ve always wondered why only nuclear bombs detonate before hitting the ground and not the actual moment of impact. Does it affect the amount of damage? or does it reduce nuclear waste and radiation?
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The bombs used at Hiroshima and Nagasaki were deliberately detonated in the air in order to maximize the area that would be exposed to superheated air and catch on fire. If they had let the bombs detonate at street level in the city the buildings immediately around it would be destroyed but the total destruction would be less because the damage would be concentrated in a smaller area
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