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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

in 1966 the USSR nuked a burning oil well

2020-06-07

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Strange stuff you never knew or suspected.

In 1966, a fire at Urta-Bulak gas field in Uzbekistan had been raging for 3 years. It pumped out 12 million m^3 every day, so the Soviets decided to... nuke it. A 30 kiloton yield explosive was inserted to 1500m depth and detonated to close off the well.https://t.co/UJzDv0fGp0 pic.twitter.com/G1mG09yMSt
— ToughSF (@ToughSf) June 6, 2020

Posted by:3dc

#5 Sounds like a John Wayne move.

Posted by: Chuckles Gray6110 2020-06-07 23:08

#4 yes

Posted by: 3dc 2020-06-07 18:53

#3 Did it work?

Posted by: Skidmark 2020-06-07 14:18

#2 Maybe plan to nuke the Centralia coal fire an hit gubberner Woof instead?

Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-06-07 11:50

#1 Got an spare nukes lying around? Darvaza gas crater

Posted by: Spike Tojo6844 2020-06-07 06:24

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