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in reply to @MxSelfDestruct's post:

There's that goldiocks zone, somewhere between 9-20 feet, where the exposure to gamma radiation gives you more super-healing (and other) powers faster than the nuclear fireball can annihilate you.

This is why all nukes are now set to burst hundreds of feet over the target. At worst, maybe a bird or two is caught in that sweet spot and escapes with super-strength and eye lasers.