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		t-3 31 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strik... Modern nukes explode high in the atmosphere, so "hitting" is not very difficult. They aren't exactly precision weapons.

ceejayoz 31 days ago [–]

They are quite precise - a hundred meters or so. Air bursts just do more damage.

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