Well, presumably we’d tell them! Communications difficulties seem unlikely during a crisis or war in which we’re starting to sling nukes, what could go wrong?
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Here is .2 kt for reference — you can see how short the flash is, how quickly it moves compares to much of the nuke footage people are used to seeing:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewmHE7nmu48 …
But 5 and 50 kt are probably firmly enough in "definitely a rather large nuke" category that I don't know how easily people would distinguish intuitively under non-experimental conditions (e.g. without knowing the range first, or keeping track of the time, etc.).
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My understanding is that about 70-100kt+ is when the double flash starts being visible to naked eye.
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Guys. A bunch of soldiers (or any other random bunch of people), with or without traning, are going to OMG IT'S A NUKE! I'M GONNA DIE! Those differences in flash time are hard to see on film as I sit in my comfortable office.
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I keep swearing to myself that I’m going to mute this thread BUT I CAN’T ESCAPE. “Men in ties arguing troops measuring the size of mushroom clouds”
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Fully admit we’re deep into nuke wonk trainspotting territory here, not variables that are really going to matter.
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I suggest that if your nuclear signaling idea requires you to consider whethet it’s cloudy or if the troops you’re bombing have been issued mushroom cloud protractors, it’s a bad idea
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Tired: “mushroom cloud protractor” is my new band name!
Wired: HOLY FUCK SOMEONE MADE A NUC-TRACTOR ALREADY!pic.twitter.com/kOP7Zr7e8G
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I do mildly worry that the misinformation surrounding Vault Boy might cause problems someday. I don't even think that is what he is meant to be doing. But it's not true — your thumb cannot tell you whether you are in a safe area or not.
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