What if a NUKE detonates in space what is the result ?, Jan,11TH,2007 Northern Hemisphere land-fall?

Question

Please reseach your answer: USA Statement (NSA)Jan29,2007 ,look @ the time line. & really look

Answer 1

you really dont want to know

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfish_Prime

Answer 2

If a nuclear device detonates in space (meaning outside the Earth's atmosphere), the radiation and energy will dissipate into space. Outside of some additional meteor activity, there will be very little effect on Earth.

However, Earth-orbit objects such as the Hubble Telescope, ISS, space shuttle, or any number of various satellites could be damaged or destroyed by the EM pulse.

Answer 3

As the first person pointed out, it has already been done. here is another source about it. One effect, if it happens near enough to Earth, in EMP, or electromagnetic pulse, which can overload and burn out electronic devices for many miles around

Answer 4

Saving him time from clicking the link, basically anywhere from ground level to roughly sixty miles up, if a nuke goes off, the EMP goes off, and the higher, the bigger.