Can a nuclear missile be intercepted by air defense systems? Experts say…, don’t rule out…

New Delhi: Can missile defense systems intercept nuclear warheads? There are about 12,100 nuclear weapons in the world. According to Statista, about 88 percent of these nuclear bombs are with Russia and America. Other countries that have nuclear weapons are France, China, Britain, India, Israel, Pakistan and North Korea. Now the question arises whether nuclear weapons can be stopped by missile air defense systems.

Let’s know the answer.

Nuclear weapons are considered to be the most destructive on earth. When they are exploded, there is large-scale destruction. Nuclear bombs release very intense heat and terrible radiation, causing very bad damage to the environment, which can last from several days to several months and many years.

A nuclear weapon has the capability to wipe out an entire city. Its impact can be felt up to 53 miles (about 85 km) away, depending on the size of the bomb. People within this range may also suffer temporary blindness if they are directly looking at the explosion. They can die instantly due to radiation.

Can nuclear bombs be stopped?

In short, nuclear bombs can be stopped, but it is a very challenging task, reports express.co.uk. Ballistic missiles are used to carry and launch nuclear bombs on a specific flight path.

In the 1960s, at the peak of the nuclear arms race, the Soviet Union built anti-ballistic missiles to protect the USSR from ballistic missile threats. These anti-ballistic missiles (ABMs) are designed to intercept and destroy nuclear missiles before they reach their targets.

Anti-ballistic missile systems work by detecting and tracking an incoming nuclear threat and then launching an interceptor to destroy it.

This can be accomplished by using a booster rocket in the system that will either collide with the missile and destroy it or by using a blast fragmentation warhead that destroys the missile’s payload without causing a nuclear explosion. In this case, there is still a possibility that plutonium or uranium could be scattered in the area, causing further radiation exposure. However, this short-range radiation would be much better than destroying an entire city.

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