did the US Government really try to blast a hole in the radiation belt 248 miles above Earth in 1962?

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did the US Government really try to blast a hole in the radiation belt 248 miles above Earth in 1962?

2006-09-21 01:25:26 · 2 answers · asked by jjc3333 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space

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Both the Soviet Union and the United States did a number of high altitude nuclear explosions during that time. The goal was not to blow a hole in the radiation belt though.

2006-09-21 02:07:36 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

What radiation belt?

2006-09-21 08:34:14 · answer #2 · answered by l2wh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋