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No. Even at the peak of the cold war when both the US & USSR were at their largest stockpiles there was not enough.

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No, there are not enough nuclear weapons in existence to knock Earth off of its orbit. The force required to move a massive object like Earth would be astronomical and far beyond the capabilities of any known weapons. Earth's orbit is stable and not easily disrupted by human actions.

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