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Did they discuss using underground nuclear explosion to pinch off the well? It seems like a simple and proven solution. http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/

by mieses 16y ago

Did they discuss using underground nuclear explosion to pinch off the well? It seems like a simple and proven solution. http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/0513/Why-don-t-we-just-drop-a-nuclear-bomb-on-the-Gulf-oil-spill http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/0513/Why-don-t-we-just... Would this not work? Is it just politically incorrect?

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mieses 16y ago
to answer my own question ... Apparently the concern is that the rock layer above the oil is thin. (Any sources for how thin?). A nuke could fracture the rock layer and release all the oil at once.