Caption:
“Nuclear warheads, huh? … More like defused nuclear warheads, if you ask me!”
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Tonight! The great Mandini will juggle NINE NUCLEAR WARHEADS!
Caption:
“Nuclear warheads, huh? … More like defused nuclear warheads, if you ask me!”
Alt text:
Tonight! The great Mandini will juggle NINE NUCLEAR WARHEADS!
Nuclear warheads unless armed are safe to handle without care. They are somewhat constantly losing some from planes etc. Carrying them around. 1966 Palomares accident - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_Palomares_accident
Depends on the type of warhead. Implosion warheads are extremely finicky to get to explode, and damage to one could mean it’s never going to go off without significant repair. A shotgun type of warhead could theoretically go off if the two halves were sufficiently jostled together. Granted, the fact that this is a risk means they’re generally made with this in mind, and very sturdy materials are there the keep them in place until detonation time…
So yeah, juggling any nuclear warhead is probably extremely safe.
In fact, dropping them or shaking them up actually increases their yield.
Source: a can of soda.