• trollercoaster
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    1 day ago

    To cover up a nuclear strike?

    That won’t work, because it’s possible to very precisely determine the origin of radioactive fallout by analysing the types and quantities of different isotopes in it. Also (above ground/water) nuclear weapon detonations do have very distinct optical signatures that can be detected by very simple instruments mounted on satellites, while underground nuclear detonations do have distinct seismic signatures that can be detected and located with the same equipment used to monitor earthquakes. For underwater detonations, I’m sure there are acoustic signatures that will do the same.