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Originally Posted by dyna mo
there's simply no way a nuclear weapon can be detonated in the gulf, aside from the fact it would be an experiment, just how would we snub the nuclear treaties? no neighboring country would sit back and let the u.s. go forward willy nilly with a nuke.
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If the consensus amongst the experts is that a nuke has a zero (or nearly zero) chance of stopping the leak, than obviously it's an option that shouldn't be considered under
any circumstances.
But neither of us know for certain if that's the case. Surely, Obama will be provided with the best guess that the experts can provide before he makes any potential decision in this regard.
But, just for the sake of argument, lets say that the first two relief wells fail and the scientists tell Obama that there is in fact a 10% chance that a controlled nuclear detonation will stop the leak immediately.
Now what?
On one hand, you have the virtual certainty that the Gulf of Mexico will be transformed into a vast dead zone for generations to come if you keep doing what you've been doing.
On the other hand, if you elect to roll the dice, you just
might be able save the gulf from extinction (and by extension the gulf coast from economic collapse) but, at the risk of potentially making the calamity even worse.
What do you do?
It's a decision I sure as hell wouldn't want to have to make.