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Not quite the same but I would really be interested in witnessing an atmospheric nuclear explosion. Why? Simply to get an idea of the actual scale because I thi
by danbruc 9y ago
Not quite the same but I would really be interested in witnessing an atmospheric nuclear explosion. Why? Simply to get an idea of the actual scale because I think that is something that is impossible to grasp without actually experiencing it in person.
- triangleman 9y agoApparently this was possible some 60 years ago. A recent PBS documentary[1] noted that "atomic tourism" to Las Vegas was great enough that Nevada Senators were repeatedly lobbying against a ban on atmospheric testing in the 50's. [1] http://www.vegaspbs.org/the-test/ http://www.vegaspbs.org/the-test/
- criddell 9y agoLas Vegas has The National Atomic Testing Museum and it's worth a visit: http://nationalatomictestingmuseum.org/ http://nationalatomictestingmuseum.org/