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On US soil you'd have fallout from the soil getting sucked up into the atmosphere. See...

"Why World War II Matters - Victor Davis Hanson" [video]

Harvard Belfer Center: "Nuclear 101: How Nuclear Bombs Work Part 1/2" [video]

It's possible, I actually don't know much about those weapons. Perhaps a better idea is to do it at the sea, with front row seats in Los Angeles, IDK. But that's kind of the point - we should have more collective wisdom about devices that can reign global destruction in a matter of hours, or less.

NB: Updated my comment with video references.

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