A hydrogen warhead is fairly clean after the initial blast of heat,gamma, neutrons, trace tritium and the pressure shock wave. The atomic warhead used to trigger the hydrogen bomb is the dirty part.U235 uranium or worse plutonium PU 239. Plutonium is dirty nasty stuff that is a chemically poisonous heavy metal. The atomic fission daughters tend to be unstable isotopes of iodine, cesium, strontium and potassium. Which are chemically close enough to calcium or potassium and readily absorbed by the body to build bones etc. Or into the thyroid. External gamma radiation while a concern The real problem is an internal uptake and exposing yourself with Beta and Alpha particles.The same amount of Beat or Alpha externally on your skin would be little to no dose due to the limited penetration. Lets not forget how people expose themselves to an barely shielded hydrogen fusion reactor 93 million miles away. That will turn your skin red and peeling in minutes or hours. If you were dosed with 1/10 that much radiation from a nuclear incident. Imagine all the screaming? Yes you could let a hydrogen warhead go BANG on top of the oil well. The most disturbance would be the shrill cries of the anti's.The 2nd worst reaction would be some dishes rattling in nearby cupboards. After the pharting around this long via engineers with plenty of theory but woeful little practical experience. May as well hold our noses, wipe up the oil slicks and wait for the relief wells.
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