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It's possible, though it's (probably... see below) prohibited by both the Outer Space Treaty and the Partial Test Ban Treaty of 1963. All countries known to possess nuclear weapons capability, with the exception of North Korea, have ratified at least one of these (North Korea has signed, but not ratified, the Outer Space Treaty).
Whether or not a non-weapon nuclear explosion (for example: using a nuclear device as a sort of improved dynamite for, say, mining purposes) would violate the Outer Space Treaty is an interesting legal question, since the treaty expressly refers to nuclear weapons and goes on to say that the use of any equipment or facility necessary for peaceful exploration shall not be prohibited. This could potentially eventually become important.
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Can a nuke go off in space?
Sure, why not? Look up Operation Starfish Prime.
What year did the space shuttle blow up?
1986
Did a rocket ship ever blow up in space?
It blew up while still in the earths atmosphere, not when it was in space
How did the space shuttle the challenger blow up?
An O-ring failure.
What year did the Challenger Space Shuttle blow up?
1986
How many states would 1 nuke blow up?
1 nuke
Can a nuke blow up the world?
if by nuke you mean the weapon of destruction, yes, overtime it can.
Can a nuke blow up a M1A1 Abrams tank?
Of course.
How much land can a nuke blow up?
about a 50 mile radius
Will a grenade blow up a 21 story building?
Unless its a nuke, no. Or if you place it in the right place.
If you shot a nuke at the deathstar would it blow up?
Of course not, the nuke would not even make it to the deathstar before Darth Vader would use his force powers to shoot it back at you.
Can a nuke go off in space?
Sure, why not? Look up Operation Starfish Prime.
When did space shuttle atlantis blow up?
no, space shuttle atlantis didn't blow up, the shuttles that blew up were columbia and challenger.
How do you use nuke town 2025 black ops 2 zombies?
all you have to do is kill zombies and some will drop a nuke but if one does run into the nuke and it will blow up and not hurt you but it will kill the zombies that are out
How do you stop rats in garbage?
Put at tactical nuke in it and blow that mother ducker
What year did the space shuttle blow up?
1986
Did a rocket ship ever blow up in space?
It blew up while still in the earths atmosphere, not when it was in space
