Could a nuclear weapon be used to shut down the oil well in the Gulf? Nukes have been used in the past to close runaway oil gushers...so why not now? Discovery News' James Williams and Michael Reilly sort out the answer.
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Earth: Gulf Oil Spill: Nukes Not The Answer
Could a nuclear weapon be used to shut down the oil well in the Gulf? Nukes have been used in the past to close runaway oil gushers...so why not now? Discovery News' James Williams and Michael Reilly sort out the answer.
Added: Jun 4, 2010
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