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The Van Allen Belt is not vital. The Earth's Magnetosphere is what is vital.
The VAB is basically a load of charged particles caught in a "crevice" in space - equivalent to the stuff that gets caught in the gap between sofa cushions.
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The "crevice" is caused by the Earth's Magnetic field interacting with the Solar Wind. The Belt is about as useful as the crap stuffed down the back of your sofa.
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Look up the Argus Experiments - designed to make an artificial belt before the VAB was discovered.
I think I should write an essay on the topic.
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