<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=243891.msg12818767#msg12818767">Quote from: AndyZ on 03-12-2016, 19:48:38</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Question: would a tactical nuke destroy the cortical stack?  I was thinking Hachi might have been hit by one and try to comfort people about how it doesn't hurt.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>It depends.<br/><br/>If the nuke is close enough, it'll vaporize it. If the stack is in a place the needs to be 'thermally sterilized' (like because an x-risk is loose), it won't survive.<br/><br/>Further out from the blast, the stack may survive. The shockwaves and heat associated with a nuclear detonation are unlikely to damage the stack, as it's basically a large, armored diamond. This sort of damage is possible though.<br/><br/>The ionizing radiation emitted by the blast (x rays, gamma rays) may corrupt the ego stored on the stack, rendering it unstable or unrecoverable (only able to recover beta, delta, gamma forks). This is probably the most likely cause of damage to cortical stacks.<br/><br/>In general though, if the stack isn't close enough to be destroyed completely, the ego should be at least partially recoverable, although it may need to be merged with a backup.<br/><br/>Tl;DR: Hachi can totally say that.