The prerequisites for a nation, or a nonstate entity, to conduct a HANE are relatively straightforward: a small nuclear weapon and a standard ballistic-missile system, something not much more sophisticated than a SCUD.

• 一个国家或非国家实体要进行高空核爆，先决条件其实相当简单，只要拥有小型核子武器和标准的弹道飞弹系统，而这类系统并不比飞毛腿导弹（SCUD）复杂。