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zenfalc t1_iyofidv wrote

Reply to comment by AppleDrops in Is it possible that nuclear defense technologies will surpass the abilities of nuclear weapons in the future, rendering them near useless? by Wide-Escape-5618

Physics protects against that. Tsunamis take a massive volumetric shift to happen, and the total planetary arsenal would barely do the job

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AppleDrops t1_iyomvii wrote

so they're bullshitting when they say that? Interesting. I've read it in a few articles.

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zenfalc t1_iyowzjq wrote

Oh yeah. You might swamp a beach, but only at relatively close range. Maybe a few miles offshore and favorable geography you could flood downtown. Also, 100MT is going to be a huge warhead. Like, front end of a sub huge. Look up Tsar Bomba if you get bored

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