What If We Nuked Venus?

Venus is often called Earth’s evil twin, similar in size, but completely hostile to life. With crushing pressure, surface temperatures hot enough to melt lead, and a runaway greenhouse effect gone wild, it’s one of the most extreme worlds in the Solar System. But what would actually happen if we detonated nuclear weapons on Venus? Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whatifshow/membership Get the What if book: http://bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCphTF9wHwhCt-BzIq-s4V-g/join Interested in sponsoring our episodes or collaborating? Email us: [email protected] Our other channels: How to Survive: https://bit.ly/how-to-survive-show Aperture: https://bit.ly/aperture-show T-shirts and merch: https://bit.ly/shopwhatif Newsletter: http://bit.ly/whatif-newsletter What If elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/Bj5UnspbwE Whatsapp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8VC502ER6r1yk1yP2Y Instagram: http://bit.ly/whatif-instagram Twitter: http://bit.ly/whatif-twitter Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebook-whatif Produced by Underknown: https://underknown.com #Venus #nuclearweapons #space #planets #Earth’stwin #greenhouseeffect #SolarSystem #cosmos #science See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/698407d41bf6a5bf6eb7a0bf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices