This is hardly a new idea; the Soviet Union did this for real many times: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Explosions_for_the_National_Economy http://en.wi

This is hardly a new idea; the Soviet Union did this for real many times: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Explosions_for_the_National_Economy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Explosions_for_the_Nati...