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What irony it would be if Russia was the only ones with the capability to do this. 20 years after the Cold War ended, and them trying to get nuclear bombs into Cuba a few hundred miles away, they would actually be able to help us by detonating one. The one thing I would worry about is if there are any other oil rigs nearby.
I think the big problem now is that BP still wants to get this oil and be able to sell it. They want to either put in more oil rigs to take the pressure off, or cap it and fill barges with it. I'm not sure if they would want to try and fuse it shut, since the damage to their image is done, I'm not sure if they care if they get it stopped tomorrow or a week from today.
I just wonder if there are anti-nuclear treaties that would prevent us from using a nuclear bomb in this way. And I would really start to worry about the election campaigns against a President that needs to use a nuclear weapon in US waters. But, having no plan on what to do to stop a major oil spill is a problem as well.
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