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To: maceng2 who wrote (4566)	10/12/2001 1:38:34 PM
From: Jim Willie CB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

that is just it... not really a firing mechanism for nukes not as we imagine it to set off a nuke, you must first have a specific detonation its focal point must be exactly in a certain spot a chain reaction is set off not at all like a trigger mechanism with spark and explosion more like a complex domino system of triggers nuke fuel would melt in most explosions / jim

To: maceng2 who wrote (4566)	10/12/2001 1:41:32 PM
From: Win Smith	Respond to of 281500

There is some history in things like this. cdi.org

To: maceng2 who wrote (4566)	10/12/2001 2:07:20 PM
From: FaultLine	Respond to of 281500

But what happens if the firing mechanism is set off? aside from the difficulty of even normal detonation, a vast amount of work by all nuclear powers has gone into assuring that the weapon will not detonate under any but the correct circumstances, You certainly do not want one going postal in a plane, train, or truck crash (not to mention ack-ack or rocket hits).

To: maceng2 who wrote (4566)	10/12/2001 5:57:14 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 281500

Explosives setting off in a cave is hardly a controlled environment that has been studied extensively -g- Actually, given that all recent US tests were conducted underground, I would have to disagree. We've MADE caverns from nuclear blasts (I seem to recall seeing a photo of the inside of one that was produced in '50's or '60's. Apparently they were testing "nuclear stimulation" of natural gas deposits to enable greater extraction. Here's some photos of it: elmada.com elmada.com (note the man standing in the cavern for comparison of size) Places where they were proposing to "stimulate". elmada.com In fact, there was a plan on the drawing boards at one time, to use underground nuclear blasts to excavate a new canal across Nicaragua.. Blow them up in a line across a few narrow stretches requiring excavation, the surface collapses in, and voila!! You have a brand spanking new canal. So if there is ANYTHING we know about, it's the impact of an underground nuclear detonation.... :0) Hawk