Can you test a nuclear weapon without a fallout?

Stuff You Should Know

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🗓️ 4 September 2012

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Over the course of human existence, thousands of nuclear weapons have been exploded on Earth and in space. With all of those tests, one can't help but wonder how much fallout has been produced. Learn the tricks of the nuke-testing trade in this episode.

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0:47.4	I'm Josh Clark with me as always is Charles W. Chuck Bryant.
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