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by pepsi boy on June 12th, 2005

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Could a midair detonation of a nuclear bomb cause a country's entire electrical power grid to be destroyed for several years? If so, how?

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  • by david askari on March 8th, 2006

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    I will assume midair is a detonation 600 miles above earth (they can be detonated in space). At least that side of earth will suffer the EMP. There is a documented detonation at a particular altitude that caused blackouts from New Zealand to the west coast. Protective switches that respond quickly are afforded by the military only. The other answers have more detailed information.

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    • Alrighty. All wrong. 600 miles above? The earth only has 100 miles of atmosphere. Nano second switches? You are clueless.

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      by defensator on March 17th, 2006

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