why won’t there be a nuclear explosion if a nuclear weapon is shot down?

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why won’t there be a nuclear explosion if a nuclear weapon is shot down?

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The spicy rocks have to come together just right for the huge kaboom. That’s not an easy thing; it takes computer control & just the right application of push to bring them together perfectly.

If it’s just shot down, there could still be concerning amounts of radiation.