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user-the-name on Sept 10, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Those who witnessed Castle Bravo looked into Armag...

Neutron flux from the explosion will turn the atoms of surrounding harmless materials into heavier isotopes that are, in fact, dangerous.

pfdietz on Sept 10, 2021 [–]

And more importantly, the fission products from the bomb condense/agglomerate onto debris from the ground, allowing them to fall out more quickly.

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