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by zlynx 1929 days ago
Why not? The fuel is next to the launch site, before they put it into the rocket.

It can be protected from exploding rockets by berms, concrete, etc. It isn't as if an exploding rocket is a shaped charge; the force of an explosion would go up and out and be easily deflected.

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Assuming nothing landed on top of tanks