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| "Divine Strake" called Off |
| 2007-02-23 |
 WASHINGTON (AP) - Facing stiff opposition from two Western states, the Pentagon on Thursday scrapped plans for a 700-ton non-nuclear test blast that would have produced the first mushroom cloud of dust over the Nevada desert in decades.The Defense Department said it would find other ways to test the nation's ability to penetrate underground bunkers that produce and store weapons of mass destruction. Rest at link |
| Posted by:DepotGuy |
| #7 IOW, hire FRANCE to make a nice explosion on their testing grounds in French Polynesia; or wid some other foreign ally. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-02-23 20:25 |
| #6 I'm all for resumption of actual underground nuclear testing. The new generation of warheads should not be deployed until they are tested properly. Would that even be possible now? You have all these nuts making noise about 700 tons of TNT. Wonder what they would do if some 'W10's are tested? |
| Posted by: John Frum 2007-02-23 17:59 |
| #5 The loudest critics said the plan revived bitter memories of government "lies" during Cold War-era tests, when officials said there would be no danger. Wah. Sounds like using Spotted Owls to stop logging in the Northwest. And they fell for it again! Do we always have to satisfy the lowest common denominator? No wonder the US is so hamstrung. |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-02-23 17:55 |
| #4 The Defense Department said it would find other ways to test the nation's ability to penetrate underground bunkers that produce and store weapons of mass destruction. they could always use Isfahan instead ..... |
| Posted by: Wheating Angereper3174 2007-02-23 14:22 |
| #3 #2. I think he owns it already. |
| Posted by: GK 2007-02-23 13:53 |
| #2 Does this mean Harry Reid can move in and buy up the land...cheap? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-02-23 13:29 |
| #1 The Defense Department said it would find other ways to test the nation's ability to penetrate underground bunkers that produce and store weapons of mass destruction. There's a good spot in Iran for DoD to do that. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2007-02-23 13:28 |