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To: longnshort who wrote (60570)	5/12/2006 12:49:55 AM
From: Orcastraiter	Respond to of 93284

Divine Strake would be the mother of all fertilizer bombs (eat your hear out, Tim McVeigh): 700 tons of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil, which the DoD wants to set off above a limestone tunnel at the infamous Nevada Test Site, where 928 above- and below-ground nuclear tests were conducted between 1951 and 1992, and downwind of which millions of people continue to reap the horrific consequences of the fallout. The blast would be big enough to simulate a nuclear weapon; it will raise a 10,000-foot mushroom cloud of debris, some of which may be radioactive. Indeed, one known hot spot is only 1.1 miles from the blast site. Despite this, Defense and Energy Department spokesmen have assured people there will be "no significant impact" to the environment. Yeah, sure. ********************************************************** Only dumb neocons could assess a 700 ton blast with a 10,000 foot cloud of radioactive dust and debris as no impact. Open space? There's your open space for you.