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I can think of a very quick way to make those explosives safe!

• shatnersbassoon 2y ago
  It's enough explosive to cause a 2m high tsunami in the estuary, iirc. Not an option.
  • bpodgursky 2y ago
    That is absolutely an option which other sane nations would consider. Issue a Tsunami warning and get everyone off the beach for an hour Sunday at 3am.
    • HeatrayEnjoyer 2y ago
      It would damage buildings and shatter every window in town. Look up videos of the Beirut explosion to gain a sense of the amount of energy involved. Even with water as a shield the force and shockwave will still inflict harm.
    • ben_w 2y ago
      (1) the UK doesn't have Tsunami warnings, because it doesn't have Tsunamis. This also means they don't know how to deal with them institutionally. (2) Right by a river leading directly into the capital. I don't know how far away a 2m tsunami would actually go, is it close enough to the river entrance to focus it? https://www.floodmap.net https://www.floodmap.net to play with what "2m" would mean to the local area.
• tonyedgecombe 2y ago
  According to a BBC News report in 1970,[12] it was determined that if the wreck of Richard Montgomery exploded, it would throw a 300 metres (980 feet)-wide column of water and debris nearly 3,000 metres (9,800 feet) into the air and generate a wave 5 metres (16 feet) high. Almost every window in Sheerness (population circa 20,000) would be broken and buildings would be damaged by the blast