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by nathannecro 4408 days ago
Fantastic!

As a side note: I wasn't aware how _little_ surface damage nuclear weapons actually inflict. I was always under the impression that a nuke would level entire cities + surrounding suburbs.

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They do more damage when detonated in the air above the target, where the shockwave can do most of the work.
In this case however, no atmosphere = no shockwave.