What Would Happen If We Nuked The Moon

 

Popular Mechanics: Watch What Would Happen If We Nuked the Moon 

Yes, the Air Force actually once wanted to do this. 

 * A new video shows what would happen if we detonated a nuclear weapon on the moon. 

 * The lack of an atmosphere would make a nuclear explosion on the moon significantly different than one on Earth. 

 * During the Cold War, the U.S. Air Force actually thought about doing it as a show of scientific progress and, yes, a show of force.

A new video from the YouTube science channel Kurzgesagt tackles a very serious question: What would happen if we nuked the moon? 

The science channel runs down a scenario in which a massive thermonuclear device is detonated on the surface of the moon, and what that would mean for astronaut observers, orbiting satellites and space stations, and even people on Earth.

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WNU Editor: Not a good idea.