Salted Nukes: An Even More Dangerous Bomb
Nuclear weapons are the most destructive things we've ever created, but it turns out there's a way to make them even deadlier… Hosted by: Stefan Chin ---------- Support SciShow by becoming...
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Atomic bombs are some of the most dangerous weapons humans have ever made. They can destroy whole cities and kill tens of thousands of people in seconds, leaving countless more with radiation-related illnesses for the rest of their lives. But humanity didn’t stop with atomic bombs. After those came fusion bombs, which use the energy from a regular atom bomb to trigger an even bigger explosion. And those still aren’t the worst types of nukes people have ever imagined. That award might go to salted nuclear weapons, which would intentionally spray extra radiation out into the world. They’ve never been tested or built, as far as anyone knows -- or admits. But if you want to wipe out humanity, they’re probably your best shot. Salted nukes are named tha...
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Atomic bombs are some of the most dangerous weapons humans have ever made. They can destroy whole cities and kill tens of thousands of people in seconds, leaving countless more with radiation-related illnesses for the rest of their lives. But humanity didn’t stop with atomic bombs. After those came fusion bombs, which use the energy from a regular atom bomb to trigger an even bigger explosion. And those still aren’t the worst types of nukes people have ever imagined. That award might go to salted nuclear weapons, which would intentionally spray extra radiation out into the world. They’ve never been tested or built, as far as anyone knows -- or admits. But if you want to wipe out humanity, they’re probably your best shot. Salted nukes are named tha...
