When a nuclear weapon is surrounded only by air, lethal blast and thermal effects proportionally scale much more rapidly than lethal radiation effects as explosive yield increases.

Apr 2, 2024 · Using historical nuclear testing data and advanced computer simulations, scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory study the way that nuclear weapons outputs interact with …

Nov 11, 2025 · Nuclear weapons are fundamentally different from conventional weapons because of the vast amounts of explosive energy they can release and the kinds of effects they …

<p>Nuclear weapons have profound and far-reaching effects on both immediate and long-term scales. When detonated, these weapons produce an explosive yield comparable to thousands …

Mar 2, 2022 · Richard Wolfson and Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress reveal the most horrifying realities of nuclear war. What can nuclear weapons do? How do they achieve their destructive purpose? …

Nuclear explosions produce both immediate and delayed destructive effects. Blast, thermal radiation, and prompt ionizing radiation cause significant destruction within seconds or minutes …

For nuclear devices with a higher yield, heat damage becomes the primary initial effects of concern, eclipsing both the damage from the shockwave and the initial radiation. Radioactive …

Apr 10, 2024 · Read the following list of frequently asked questions to learn what happens when a nuclear blast occurs, the possible health effects, and what you can do to protect yourself in …

A nuclear explosion is an explosion that occurs as a result of the rapid release of energy from a high-speed nuclear reaction. The driving reaction may be nuclear fission or nuclear fusion or a …

Evidence from these occasions, as well as atmospheric nuclear testing and nuclear power accidents, have formed the basis of our knowledge of the effects of nuclear weapons.