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2004-06-15 Israel-Palestine

Israel Sets off Huge Blast to Test Earthquake Measuring Devices

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Posted by Steve 2004-06-15 1:30:46 PM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 We absolutely are not testing micronukes or Zionist Death Rays.

Cuz we don't got none, ya see? Nope...

Posted by Laurence of the Rats 2004-06-15 2:11:49 PM|| [http://www.punictreachery.com/] 2004-06-15 2:11:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 next test? Above the Gaza tunnels

Posted by Frank G 2004-06-15 2:33:42 PM|| 2004-06-15 2:33:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 56,000 lb of explosives. Nice little shot. Maybe to calibrate for u/g nuke tests in the neighborhood, heh heh.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-06-15 2:52:09 PM|| 2004-06-15 2:52:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 "BOOM! Here comes the BOOM! Ready or not . . ."

Posted by Mike 2004-06-15 2:56:40 PM|| 2004-06-15 2:56:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Alaska Paul - Hey, now there's a good possibility. Israel never tested any of their nuclear weapons (although I remember reading someplace that they may have done so in South Africa back in the day) so calibrating their sensors for the region is something that's probably never been done.

If somehow they could spot Iran getting ready to test one, then they could nuke the test site (ooops, looks like they had an accident) and take out various scientists and shiny mullahs in for a view all at once.

Posted by Laurence of the Rats 2004-06-15 3:23:19 PM|| [http://www.punictreachery.com/] 2004-06-15 3:23:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 "Come to Allah"

Posted by Frank G 2004-06-15 3:26:44 PM|| 2004-06-15 3:26:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Hmmm. If I were some sort of conspiracy loon, I'd say the Israelis were conducting a seismic tomography experiment to locate the Iranian underground nuke facilities.

Posted by SteveS 2004-06-15 3:41:20 PM|| 2004-06-15 3:41:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 The explosion, designed to measure about 2.9 on the Richter scale

The question is how much did it measure?

Posted by Shipman 2004-06-15 6:04:51 PM|| 2004-06-15 6:04:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 In an unrelated story Exxon announced immediate plans for drilling in the Gulf of Aqaba.

Posted by Shipman 2004-06-15 6:07:04 PM|| 2004-06-15 6:07:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 "The explosion, designed to measure about 2.9 on the Richter scale. The question is how much did it measure?"

Curiously, nothing is showing up near Israel on the USGS earthquake monitoring site.

Posted by Guy Jim 2004-06-15 6:30:52 PM|| 2004-06-15 6:30:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Excellent!

Posted by Shipman 2004-06-15 7:21:06 PM|| 2004-06-15 7:21:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 San Diego just had an earthquake, sez Frank G., so the test was successful, heh heh.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-06-15 7:23:59 PM|| 2004-06-15 7:23:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 a 4.5 located near ~~Palmdale~~ Negev

Posted by Frank G 2004-06-15 7:26:52 PM|| 2004-06-15 7:26:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Now they're saying west of Tijuana - tunneling perhaps? bad location

Posted by Frank G 2004-06-15 7:32:25 PM|| 2004-06-15 7:32:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 The only question is this: Why did the Isreali test target San Diego and not Berkeley?

Posted by Charles 2004-06-15 8:36:51 PM|| 2004-06-15 8:36:51 PM|| Front Page Top

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