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Originally posted by Joe
atmosphere (ozone layer..)
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*emphasis* on the (...)
I should have written (etc.) sorry
usually those multiple dots mean a continued list of features.
Anyways, yes space radiation is deflected by the magnetic shield (and eventually routed to poles), and partly by upper atmosphere - those UV that are blocked by ozone are quite harmful (well, deadly) as well. And that is particle protection, unless you consider that photons are not particles....
NASA is also studying other upper layers, like stratosphere, and their interaction with sun winds, etc. Ya know, during boreal aurorae, upper atmosphere blocks a lot of stuff.
BTW ozone *is* important to life on earth
ah we've gone astray, the topic was "nuke bombs in space". Oh well, this is "random nonsense" anyway.
(getting back to my mad scientist experiments...)