How To Detect A Secret Nuclear Test
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The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Band Treaty prohibits all nuclear explosions anywhere on Earthfor any purpose, period.Though as of 2015, it still remains to be signed and/or locally ratified in a few important places.In spite of this, the Test-Band preparatory commission has already developed a monitoring systemthat can detect pretty much any nuclear explosion that takes place anywhere on, above, or inside the Earth.Here's how it worksNuclear explosions release a lot of energymuch of it in the form of blast waves that radiate outwards through the air, water, or ground.These waves travel at the speed of sound in the air, water, or rockso if you detect them in multiple places you can triangulate exactly where and when the blast occurred.Simple in principle, c...
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The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Band Treaty prohibits all nuclear explosions anywhere on Earthfor any purpose, period.Though as of 2015, it still remains to be signed and/or locally ratified in a few important places.In spite of this, the Test-Band preparatory commission has already developed a monitoring systemthat can detect pretty much any nuclear explosion that takes place anywhere on, above, or inside the Earth.Here's how it worksNuclear explosions release a lot of energymuch of it in the form of blast waves that radiate outwards through the air, water, or ground.These waves travel at the speed of sound in the air, water, or rockso if you detect them in multiple places you can triangulate exactly where and when the blast occurred.Simple in principle, c...
