#nuclear-bomb — Public Fediverse posts
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Orbiting Armageddon: Russia’s #EMP Threat from Space and Transatlantic Responses
Apr 17, 2025
Excerpt: "If a #NuclearBomb were detonated in orbit, the physical effects would be unlike a typical terrestrial nuclear blast. There would be no mushroom cloud or shock wave in the vacuum of space. Instead, the weapon’s energy would be released as intense radiation and electromagnetic pulses (Scientific American).
"#Satellites within line of sight of the explosion would be instantly subjected to a blinding flash of gamma rays and X-rays, likely frying their electronics on contact (Scientific American). Moments after, a powerful #EMP would form as the bomb’s gamma radiation ionizes the upper atmosphere. This process, known as the #ComptonEffect, releases billions of high-energy electrons that race along Earth’s magnetic field lines (Scientific American). The result is an expanding wave of electromagnetic energy.
"U.S. defense officials have described this kind of space-triggered EMP as a 'massive energy wave' that could 'destroy satellites' and disrupt a vast swath of the satellites that the world depends on for communication and commerce (Carnegie). In essence, one orbital blast could simultaneously knock out numerous satellites – military and civilian – that are crucial to GPS navigation, telephone and internet links, financial transactions, weather forecasting, and more.
"An EMP from space could also induce chaos on the ground. The pulse would interact with Earth’s atmosphere and magnetic field to send geomagnetically induced currents surging through power lines and electronic networks (Aerospace America). In 1962, the U.S. #StarfishPrime test proved this danger: although detonated 400 kilometers above the Pacific, its EMP caused voltage spikes that blew out 300 streetlights and knocked out telephone lines in Hawaii, nearly 1,500 kilometers away (Scientific American , Aerospace America).
"An orbital detonation today, especially if positioned over populated regions, could overload electrical grids across vast areas. Transformers and grid infrastructure could be destroyed by the sudden, uncontrolled currents (Aerospace America). The scale of blackout could range over one or several countries, depending on the weapon’s altitude and yield. Experts warn that such a scenario would be devastating.
"A U.S. Congressional commission on EMP found that a nationwide power outage caused by a high-altitude nuclear blast could collapse critical infrastructure – an outcome it described as a potential
'civilization killer' if power and services were not restored quickly (Carnegie). In addition to massive economic damage, the disruption of communication and radar networks would impair defense capabilities, complicating crisis management during the very moment it’s most needed."Beyond the immediate blast and pulse, a space-based nuclear explosion would have a long-duration effect that could be even more damaging to space infrastructure. The explosion’s charged particles would become trapped by Earth’s magnetic field, forming an artificial radiation belt encircling the planet (Scientific American).
"This is exactly what happened after Starfish Prime: a man-made #RadiationBelt lingered for years, eventually destroying a third of all satellites in orbit at the time (Scientific American). In today’s environment, with thousands of satellites, the consequences would be dire. The intense radiation would bathe #LowEarthOrbit, causing surviving satellites to degrade and fail over the ensuing days, weeks, and months (Aerospace America). Many satellites that weren’t immediately destroyed would succumb to this enhanced radiation environment.
"Nearly 10,000 active satellites now orbit Earth, and most are not designed to withstand extreme nuclear radiation (Aerospace America). Critical constellations – for example, #SpaceX’s #Starlink network of small satellites (over 6,000 in orbit) that provides high-speed broadband, including to Ukrainian forces – would likely be heavily degraded or completely knocked offline (Scientific American). Replacement of satellites would be hampered as well: the orbital 'fallout' zone could remain dangerous for new satellites for years, denying space to any fresh deployments (Aerospace America). Even astronauts and cosmonauts in space could be in peril."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/PPMrQ#NoNukesInSpace #LEO #KesslerEffect
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For the good of the nation and the world, it’s time we face the reality: The most powerful man in the world does not have the mental capacity to do the job. Donald #Trump — who has a family history of #dementia — is increasingly unhinged.
We are all endangered. What happens if, in a demented rage, he hurls a #nuclearbomb? Who is watching the “football” with the nuclear codes? Who’s ready to stop him to save the world?
Don’t wait. #Impeach him now.https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/hes-losing-all-his-marbles?
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Israeli journalist Shimon Riklin raised the possibility of using a #NeutronBomb against #Iran on Channel 14 during a panel that included National Security Minister Itamar Ben‑Gvir.
Riklin asked why #Israel is not using the bomb, describing it as “a type of atomic bomb that kills populations without damaging buildings.
When the discussion turned to reports that Israel had attacked a missile site near the Strait of Hormuz with “unconventional weapons,” one journalist said “I didn’t say that,” before noting, with a smile directed at Ben‑Gvir, “I recognise your smile, Minister Ben‑Gvir, you’re hiding something here.”
Ben‑Gvir did not address the specific questions in the clip and instead said, “I’m a member of the inner cabinet, the responsibility on me is immense.”
Another commentator on the panel hinted that unconventional weapons may already have been used, and parts of the exchange were accompanied by laughter.
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#Iran hardliners ramp up calls for a #NuclearBomb
The debate among Iranian hardliners over whether Tehran should seek a #nuclear bomb in defiance of an escalating #US - #Israel attack is getting louder, more public & more insistent, sources in the country say.
#TrumpsWar #war #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/iran-hardliners-ramp-up-calls-nuclear-bomb-sources-say-2026-03-26/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement -
Trump says Iran ‘wants to make a deal.’ Here’s what’s happening on day 24 of the war.
President Trump on Saturday threatened to “hit and obliterate” Iran’s power plants within 48 hours unless the Islamic…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #BenjaminNetanyahu #breakingnews #Iran #nuclearbomb #PresidentTrump #StraitofHormuz #Tehran
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« L’Iran est sur le point d’obtenir l’arme nucléaire » : trente ans de prophéties démenties
> En 1995, la CIA alertait : l’Iran est capable de développer une arme nucléaire en dix ans. En 2005, dix ans plus tard donc, elle alertait de nouveau : dans cinq ans, l’Iran aura la bombe. Cinq ans plus tard, en 2010, le chef du renseignement militaire américain (Defense Intelligence Agency, DIA), alertait à son tour : « il […]
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#nucleaire
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According to our elected leaders, we should be scared that #Iran could get a #nuclearbomb. But #Israel already has them, and its government is increasingly unstable and belligerent. #Zionists #Gaza #Genocide #Netanyahu #IDF #Murderers
🦩 Read more: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/wait-why-is-israel-allowed-to-have-nukes
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the Manhattan Project (But Were Afraid to Ask) - There have been plenty of books and movies about how the Manhattan Project brought... - https://hackaday.com/2025/09/12/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-the-manhattan-project-but-were-afraid-to-ask/ #manhattanproject #nuclearbomb #science
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the Manhattan Project (But Were Afraid to Ask) https://hackaday.com/2025/09/12/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-the-manhattan-project-but-were-afraid-to-ask/ #ManhattanProject #nuclearbomb #Science
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CW: Nuclear Historian Answers Nuclear War Questions
"Nuclear Historian Answers Nuclear War Questions | Tech Support | WIRED"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJTA2OinEHw#NuclearWar #NuclearBomb #History #Geschichte #Atomkrieg #Atombombe #Wired #YouTube
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CW: graphic description of victims of nuclear bombing
A day late, but a bit more on my grandmother's experience...
She told me that she witnessed victims of the bomb (hibakusha) arrive at her local train station. She recalls them all shuffling slowly off the train with something dangling off their fingertips - she couldn't tell what that was at first but it was their skin hanging off. They walked with their arms held out lightly bent in front and away from their bodies.
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Remembering of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at Lok Sabha
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80 Years On, The Photos of the Hiroshima Bombing Still Shock https://petapixel.com/2025/08/06/80-years-on-the-photos-of-the-hiroshima-bombing-still-shock/ #historicalphotos #secondworldwar #nuclearbomb #nuclearwar #hiroshima #Features #abomb #japan #News
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Årsdagen av bombningen av #Hiroshima
Kerstin Bergeå, Svenska Freds ordförande:
”Kampen mot kärnvapen får inte dö med oss som överlevde Hiroshima”
https://www.dalademokraten.se/2025-08-06/kampen-mot-karnvapen-far-inte-do-med-oss-som-overlevde-hiroshima/
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#British MP Tom Tugendhat claims Iran’s #Fordow #nuclear facility was built specifically to "murder #Jews in Israel."
Did #Iran invent a new type of nuclear bomb that is like neutron bomb but only kills people of a specific religion?
Will it ask them before turning them to dust?
Video on #BlueSky
https://bsky.app/profile/faab64.bsky.social/post/3lsemenuwa22a#Iranophobia #Propaganda #WMDlies #Fearmongering #NuclearBomb #UKpol #EUpol #Idiocracy #WTAF
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#TulsiGabbard left no doubt when she testified to #Congress about Iran’s #nuclear program earlier this year.
#Iran was not building a nuclear weapon, the national #intelligence director testified, & its supreme leader had not reauthorized the dormant program even though it had enriched uranium to higher levels.But #Trump dismissed the intelligence assessment…
“I don’t care what she said,” Trump told reporters. In his view, Iran was “very close” to having a #NuclearBomb.
https://apnews.com/article/gabbard-trump-intelligence-iran-nuclear-program-51c8d85d536f8628870c110ac05bb518 -
#Iran #nuclearbomb #atrocities #domination #Gaza #genocide #Israel #money #Netanyahu #Palestine #racism #Tsahal #warcrimes
Premise: “Israel has the right to defend itself.”
Therefore, ladies and gentlemen, it’s perfectly normal for Israel, in order to better defend itself, to remain the only Middle East state entitled to press the nuclear button (for normal defensive purposes, of course !).
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[Podcast] A Community of Color Contends With the Navy’s #Toxic Legacy
Decades after the Navy shuttered a #ColdWar #radiation research lab, the mess hasn’t been completely cleaned up. Listen to local voices demanding accountability amid charges of #EnvironmentalRacism.
By Rebecca Bowe, 11.25.2024
"The San Francisco Public Press presents the first half of a two-part radio documentary, '#Exposed,' opening a window into the little-known history of the #HuntersPointNavalShipyard. The sprawling abandoned naval base, in #SanFrancisco’s southeast waterfront #Bayview neighborhood, is currently the site of the city’s largest real estate development project. The base played a key role in the Cold War nuclear era, when it housed a research institution known as the Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory [#NRDL], which studied the human health effects of #radiation.
"In Episode 1 of the podcast, we trace the radioactive contamination found in the shipyard soil today back to its origins, with #NuclearBomb testing in the #MarshallIslands. We also hear from #EnvironmentalJustice advocates, including one who led a health biomonitoring survey revealing that nearby residents have toxic elements stored in body tissues that match the hazardous chemicals of concern identified at the shipyard.
"This radio documentary is part of a larger multimedia package stemming from a deep dive into declassified government records produced by the radiation lab in the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s. Listen to Episode 2 of the podcast: 'Why the Navy Conducted Radiation Experiments on Humans.'"
https://www.sfpublicpress.org/exposed-podcast-episode-1-a-community-of-color-contends-with-the-navys-toxic-legacy/
#NoNukes #NoWar #NoNuclearWar #NuclearWeapons #RadiationExposure #ColdWarExperiments #HuntersPoint -
According to seismic observatories:The Israeli strike on #Aleppo caused an earthquake of magnitude 2.5
The Israeli strike on #Tartous a few weeks ago also caused a stronger earthquake..
Some observers claim that Israel used tactical #nuclear weapons in both attacks as test runs before their planned attacks Iranian targets.
