Nuclear Blast to Seal off Gulf Oil Spill

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EIN News says, "Nuclear Option on Gulf Oil Spill? No Way, U.S. Says. The chatter began weeks ago as armchair engineers brainstormed for ways to stop the torrent of oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico: What about nuking the well? (nytimes.com)".

I agree. Too risky. We have already stumbled into an unanticipated event, with the gusher we already have. A nuclear blast might solidify the geologic formation, but it might not. It could also do other unanticipated damage, such as create a tsunami.

We also don't want to solidify the geologic formation. We want to capture the oil it contains. Not make it unavailable in this generation.

The Russians are known to be big risk takers. Many times beyond common sense. Remember the case of nuclear missiles in Cuba and the first Russian astronaut.