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Does that mean artificial tsunamis are on the table?
by solveit 5y ago
Does that mean artificial tsunamis are on the table?
- chii 5y agoit has always been on the table.
- ridgeguy 5y agoHere's a doomsday nuclear torpedo intended to create enormous radioactive tsunamis at coastal targets. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status-6_Oceanic_Multipurpose_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status-6_Oceanic_Multipurpose_...
- iSnow 5y agoI don't think it would create a tsunami, it's all about the nuclear bang.
- godmode2019 5y agoFrom what I have read its best to blow them on a fault line or near a underwater mountain to create a landslide. The power of the blast itself is not powerful enough to have any real damage.
- detaro 5y agoA problem is also that the power is used ineffectively. For a tsunami you want to get a lot of water moving in your wave, a naked under-water explosion wastes a lot of energy on making steam and causing impressive fountains.