An airburst round is a type of tactical anti-personnel explosive ammunition, typically a shell or grenade, that detonates in midair, causing air burst effect fragment damage to an enemy. This makes it easier to hit enemy soldiers behind a wall, in a defensive fighting position, or in a confined space or room.

Do airburst nukes have fallout?

Airbursting also minimizes fallout by keeping the fireball from touching the ground, limiting the amount of debris that is vaporized and drawn up in the radioactive debris cloud.

Are nukes airburst or surface?

When a bomb is detonated below 100,000 feet but high enough that the fireball of the detonation does not actually touch the Earth's surface, it is considered an air blast. [1] Conversely, when a nuclear bomb is detonated at or slightly above the surface of land or water, it is deemed a surface blast.