What Would Happen If a Nuke Went off in Yellowstone?

So in conclusion, nothing would happen and Yellowstone would not erupt if for some reason a nuclear bomb was detonated near the supervolcano.

What happens if you drop a nuke on Yellowstone?

What's more, this earthquake occurred not above, but next to Yellowstone's largely solid magma body, so most of the earthquake's energy was transmitted directly into the rock. In a nuclear attack, the detonation would occur above ground, so the majority of the energy would be released into the air.

Would nuclear bombs cause Yellowstone to erupt?

The climate of the entire planet would change as an ash cloud would encircle the globe. Some conspiracy theorists have claimed a Yellowstone eruption could be triggered by a nuclear bomb, but is this the case? The short answer, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), is a resounding no.