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30 years ago remember USSR used underground nukes at least once specifically for exploration of oil/gas in Siberia.
by VladRussian2 13y ago
30 years ago remember USSR used underground nukes at least once specifically for exploration of oil/gas in Siberia.
- Crito 13y ago"39 explosions for the purpose of geological exploration (trying to find new natural gas deposits by studying seismic waves produced by small nuclear explosions)" (As well as several other interesting tests/uses) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Explosions_for_the_National_Economy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Explosions_for_the_Nati...
- batbomb 13y agoBefore that, the US did it in New Mexico in 1967 with project gasbuggy. It was nuclear fracking basically.