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Apparently, there were some concerns that the detonation could cause an "atmospheric ignition," but those concerns were fairly well dismissed. There was more worry the bomb wouldn't go off at all.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2023/07/22/oppenheimer-manhattan-project-history-atomic-bomb-test/
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