and sends radiation into the air or just releases energy
2006-10-10 13:47:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Sure does. The amount of matter converted to energy by a nuke is minute -- the bulk of the uranium or plutonium is vaporized and scattered. In a ground burst, some of the soil is heavily irradiated and becomes radioactive, too. Either way, you've got a lot of radioactive gunk in the atmosphere after a blast -- and if it was a plutonium bomb, the plutonium is chemically poisonous too.
2006-10-10 13:54:20 · answer #1 · answered by Dick Eney 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, a blast results in radioactive dust in the atmosphere.
2006-10-10 14:35:53 · answer #2 · answered by Robert A 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-10-10 13:49:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Atoms are cute little things, are very clean, and are good for you.
2006-10-10 14:26:05 · answer #4 · answered by Mr.Wise 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
only a little bit
2006-10-10 19:40:42 · answer #5 · answered by acid tongue 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋