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Subject: Could a nuclear explosion 'vaporise' other objects?

Date: Tue Jul 11 12:46:08 2000
Posted by Jonathan Hsu
Grade level: 7-9 School: Columbus Academy
City: Dublin State/Province: Ohio Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 963333968.Ph
Message:

I was thinking about the way the US Military plans to build this missile 
defense system. It seemed like there must be an easier way destroy warheads 
in outer space. Is it possible to have your own nuclear missile go near the 
group of warheads released by a balistic missile and explode, hopefully 
vaporising all of the warheads, real and decoy? Would fallout rain down on 
earth? Or would it be spread out enough by the time it reaches the ground 
that it would not cause major problems? Basically what I am asking is, 
would this ide


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