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high altitude nuclear tests have created artificial electromagnetic radiation belts (similar to the Van Allen belt);

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_artificial_radiation_b...



Those also damage electronics far below. In fact, that is the characteristic way of using high altitude nuclear weapons to damage communications over a continental region. But far enough away it would push a little solar wind around, for a short time.




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