If i had a astronaut suit on, could i survive a nuclear bomb 1 km away from me in a open area?

Question

im going to tell mythbusters to try it anyways

Answer 1

Nuclear weapons range in power from a few kilotonnes TNT equiv to the 50 megatonnes monster that the Soviets exploded.  Which one do you mean?

But that is probably immaterial, as even a few kilotonnes would at 1 km generate pressure waves equivalent to the inside of a cat 5 tornado.  You would be literally blown away.

Answer 2

No.

Space suits keep air in and manage heat transfer (metabolic heat out, not too much solar heat in).  They don't protect against high-intensity radiation, and certain not at all against x-rays and gamma rays.

One kilometer from a nuclear explosion is simply way too close.  You would be immediately burned to a cinder by the initial flash of energy.  Then what's left of you would be pulverized a split-second later by the shock wave.  All that with the space suit still on.

That doesn't mean I don't want to see Buster get nuked.

Answer 3

Not hardly.

Total destruction of EVERYTHING within a radius of 10-15 Miles.  

Answer 4

Yes, you would survive.  Probably for several seconds, maybe even a minute or two, if it is a small bomb.

Answer 5

I don't think anyone would be willing to test that...

but I doubt you'd live.

Astronaut suits are not made for nuclear bomb defense.

Answer 6

it depends of course on the size of the bomb and whether it is an air burst or ground burst; but 1 km is not very far away from any decent sized nuclear explosion; I would not recommend doing the experiment

Answer 7

Probably not.

Spacesuits are meant to keep air in, to protect the astronaut from the vacuum of space.

They are not meant to protect anything from the intense radiation, heat, and pressure waves of a nuclear explosion.

Answer 8

No protection would be sufficient at that range. The thermal radiation produced is much too intense.

Answer 9

Is there a 1950s style refrigerator around?

Now that's something they should test!  Indiana Jones Myths!!

Answer 10

Nope, spacesuits are for space. Why, is there something we don't know that you do? LOL