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[isaac103]

So I know we've all been aware of North Korea getting all crazy and what not with them shooting off their missiles and making threats against the United States. Thing is, North Korea has successfully placed two satellites into orbit, one in 2013 and the other last year in 2016. What are the chances that N. Korea has secretly placed two nuclear devices aboard the satellites which are circling the United States every 94 minutes? Would there have been a way for us or anyone else to detect such a supposed secret launch?

[Pasidon]

A nuclear device launched from space is completely science fiction.  Launching anything substantial from an object in orbit with precision accuracy is hard enough, but unless your megaton yield rockets are built with an obnoxiously dense chassis, the nuclear materials would be catalyzed by extreme heat while entering orbit.  Korea is also holding the world standard of high-speed internet, so jumping to the nuclear weapon assumption is a bit ridiculous when they have plenty of other reasons to have satellites other than punishing a country for inventing fast food.

[OmegaBolt]

They can't even launch successful missile tests on earth.

[Mathijs]

A nuclear device launched from space is completely science fiction.  Launching anything substantial from an object in orbit with precision accuracy is hard enough, but unless your megaton yield rockets are built with an obnoxiously dense chassis, the nuclear materials would be catalyzed by extreme heat while entering orbit.  Korea is also holding the world standard of high-speed internet, so jumping to the nuclear weapon assumption is a bit ridiculous when they have plenty of other reasons to have satellites other than punishing a country for inventing fast food.

I doubt North Korea's internet speeds are much to boast about beyond Kim's personal playgrounds. South Korea's, on the other hand...

[PurpleGaga27]

My answer to this, NOT by a very long shot. There's no doubt it can happen though.

[Pasidon]

There's plenty of doubt.  What would even be the advantage of launching a nuclear bomb from space?  Though, we'll have egg in our faces if North Korea actually does have the technology for such a thing and they never thought about doing it until this topic.

[OmegaBolt]

If you like your eggs well done, nuclear fire is the way to go.

[Pasidon]

Speaking of pointless terrorism, did you happen to spot that business in Manchester, Bolt?

[PurpleGaga27]

Heard about what happened in Manchester; it left Ariana Grande and her fans speechless.

[Mathijs]

Heard about what happened in Manchester; it left Ariana Grande and her fans speechless.

This is such a weird post.

[PurpleGaga27]

That's because Pasidon left off an off-topic hint. I never knew terrorists could crash a concert.