US to test 700-tonne explosive

[Krell]

The US military plans to detonate a 700 tonne explosive charge in a test called "Divine Strake" that will send a mushroom cloud over Las Vegas, a senior defense official said.

"I don't want to sound glib here but it is the first time in Nevada that you'll see a mushroom cloud over Las Vegas since we stopped testing nuclear weapons," said James Tegnelia, head of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

Tegnelia said the test was part of a US effort to develop weapons capable of destroying deeply buried bunkers housing nuclear, chemical or biological weapons.

"We have several very large penetrators we're developing," he told defense reporters.

"We also have -- are you ready for this - a 700-tonne explosively formed charge that we're going to be putting in a tunnel in Nevada," he said.

"And that represents to us the largest single explosive that we could imagine doing conventionally to solve that problem," he said.

The aim is to measure the effect of the blast on hard granite structures, he said.

"If you want to model these weapons, you want to know from a modeling point of view what is the ideal best condition you could ever set up in a conventional weapon -- what's the best you can do.

"And this gets at the best point you could get on a curve. So it allows us to predict how effective these kinds of weapons ... would be," he said.

He said the Russians have been notified of the test, which is scheduled for the first week of June at the Nevada test range.

"We're also making sure that Las Vegas understands," Tegnelia said.


http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/03/30/060330162648.wxde5ocl.html





Hell yah! I am already planning on being there the 4th thru the 9th . . .





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[uselesscrap]

where's the kaboom?

there was supposed to be a large ka boom.

[shallowhall]

There we go again, I hope the radiation doesn't get to Massachusetts.
There go all the burdels in las vegas, men now we won't be able to get a prostitute in las vegas, wihtout fear that they will have two or three heads.

[Ne007]

I bet THAT will be effective in keeping the peace and spreading democracy.

[Spyder810]

There we go again, I hope the radiation doesn't get to Massachusetts.


i second that...:icon_cycl

[Slycktom]

Nice! I'm still waiting for the first non-nuclear device with a nuclear yeild though. Although the MOAB is close.

[black_magiic]

Damn I wonder how much a plane ride down costs.

[gumdrop ink]

thats just crazy 700 ton explsve jeez

[bobhss]

*that stinking lucky Krell*

wish I could be there, that'd be a sight to see, sound to hear.

[Afn]

The US military plans to detonate a 700 tonne explosive charge in a test called "Divine Strake" that will send a mushroom cloud over Las Vegas, a senior defense official said.

"I don't want to sound glib here but it is the first time in Nevada that you'll see a mushroom cloud over Las Vegas since we stopped testing nuclear weapons," said James Tegnelia, head of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

Tegnelia said the test was part of a US effort to develop weapons capable of destroying deeply buried bunkers housing nuclear, chemical or biological weapons.

"We have several very large penetrators we're developing," he told defense reporters.

"We also have -- are you ready for this - a 700-tonne explosively formed charge that we're going to be putting in a tunnel in Nevada," he said.

"And that represents to us the largest single explosive that we could imagine doing conventionally to solve that problem," he said.

The aim is to measure the effect of the blast on hard granite structures, he said.

"If you want to model these weapons, you want to know from a modeling point of view what is the ideal best condition you could ever set up in a conventional weapon -- what's the best you can do.

"And this gets at the best point you could get on a curve. So it allows us to predict how effective these kinds of weapons ... would be," he said.

He said the Russians have been notified of the test, which is scheduled for the first week of June at the Nevada test range.

"We're also making sure that Las Vegas understands," Tegnelia said.


http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/03/30/060330162648.wxde5ocl.html





Hell yah! I am already planning on being there the 4th thru the 9th . . .





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Watch Infared weather satellite photos for the week 4th through the 9th. I know they are doing underground testing in the mountains, because in the last 6 months or so, I saw the infared weather photo with a large mushroom shaped cloud, nothing showed on visable or color enhanced.


What is cool about this, the dissipation pattern, it was a large mushroom cloud. When you split the atom, you generate radiologic and infared heat energy, and infared shows up on infared satellite views.

It is kinda scary, because as the dissipation of infared was much larger than the actual test. The infared had dissipated over a very large area. So it points to a very large undeground blast.

This article must be a joke, because atmospheric testing, ie: "Mushroom cloud over las vegas" is illegal. Atmospheric testing has been banned. Could be underground.

[Krell]

This is not a nucleur test

While there will definately be heat and shock, nothing nucleur about it



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[lifehacker]

There we go again, I hope the radiation doesn't get to Massachusetts.
Well I live right next to you in RI but there wont be any radiation, its an explosive not an a-bomb or nuclear weapon.

[shallowhall]

Lifehacker what a pleasure, we are save, they said that Sadam has WMD, and he didn't. That can't be safe, so much explosives.
I am around 45 minutes from you Lifehacker, have a great weekend

[Krell]

This article must be a joke, because atmospheric testing, ie: "Mushroom cloud over las vegas" is illegal. Atmospheric testing has been banned. Could be underground.

Youre just pissed they didnt use the word nanobot in the article.

700-tonne explosively formed charge that we're going to be putting in a tunnel in Nevada

There most definately WILL be a mushroom cloud, as the debrit from the tunnel and surrounding sand will be thrust in to the air at super sonic speeds. I expect this to leave a crater where the tunnel used to be.


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[Sweetnancy]

Hmmm? They are going to put this thing in a granite tunnel? I sure hope that isn't the same tunnel where they put all of that nucleur waste.....

Nancy

[Theinfamousone]

Gosh, sounds cool, but granite is expensive, I'd hate to see it all get blown up like that.

[cheapprick]

Put the pipe down at least 5 minutes before posting.

[Mels_Smileys45]

Tourist #2: What the hell is that?

Tourist #1: I don't know what the hell that is!

Tourist #2: What in the hell is that?!

Tourist #1: Hey, you kids! Get away from there!

[black_magiic]

Put the pipe down at least 5 minutes before posting.

no kidding. That came waaaay out of left field.

[lifehacker]

Put the pipe down at least 5 minutes before posting.
lol, true.

[SanDiegoKid]

Mere saber rattling for Iran's benefit? Possibly. Considering there is absolutely no transport in existense that can carry this bomb. It would take five C-5 transport planes.