Originally posted by Tom Thumb:
Isn't the nuclear radiation (alpha, beta and gamma radiation) the most damaging part of a nuclear explosion because the contamination can last for decades?



I'm not sure about the most damaging, but it definitely adds to the destruction. People close but not close enough to die in the initial blast will die from Radiation poisoning. Then the area will be contaminated for like you say, decades.

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