> Exposure to a nuclear blast doesn't necessarily make things radioactive
Isn’t this neutron activation?
Generally they are going to airburst to cause maximum damage over an area which means what free neutrons hit are gasses which dispurse pretty quickly. Ground detonation does cause more fallout though.
It is, but a) it's a probabilistic process and b) most of the products decay rapidly, down to the background level in a matter of days.
Generally they are going to airburst to cause maximum damage over an area which means what free neutrons hit are gasses which dispurse pretty quickly. Ground detonation does cause more fallout though.