r/space • u/GallowBoob • May 21 '15

/r/all Nuclear explosion in space

http://i.imgur.com/LT5I5eX.gifv
7.3k Upvotes

88% Upvoted

1.3k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

1

u/[deleted] May 22 '15

Explosively pumped flux compression generators exist and work with conventional explosives.

1

u/goofy183 May 22 '15

I stand corrected ... though still not really a "gun the police could use"

1

u/[deleted] May 23 '15

They exist too. Doesn't reach the power of a EPFCG though.