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Anonymous Coward User ID: 91957 United States 05/11/2006 01:50 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: IS VENEZUELA THE NEW NIGER?: THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION IS TRYING TO LINK HUGO CHAVEZ TO IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM Bush has plans to test a nuclear bunker buster north of Las Vegas. Someone should step up and bitch about him. DIVINE STINK, OOPS STRAKE TO BE PUT ON HOLD Posted By: ConspiracyTheorist Date: Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 1:28 a.m. SNIP: Nevada blast test put on hold amid court fight From Larry Shaughnessy CNN Wednesday, May 10, 2006; Posted: 12:13 a.m. EDT (04:13 GMT) WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Pentagon's plans for an explosive test next month in the Nevada desert have been put on hold for at least three weeks because of a lawsuit over the controversial experiment, which critics contend may be part of an effort to develop new nuclear weapons. The National Nuclear Security Administration announced Tuesday that the massive blast planned for June 2 -- intended to help the military learn how to better target underground facilities -- had been postponed because of the "scheduling of legal proceedings" in a federal court suit. While the blast does not involve nuclear material, the experiment is planned for the NNSA's test site north of Las Vegas, where most of the nation's nuclear testing was once done. Despite assurances from the Pentagon, critics of the plan, including Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, say they are concerned the experiment may be part of an effort to develop and potentially test new nuclear weapons. Matheson said such a test would amount to "ignoring" a requirement for congressional approval. The Pentagon has conceded that information learned in the test could be applied to existing nuclear weapons. A spokesperson for Matheson said he hoped the delay announced Tuesday would allow the public to learn more about the planned blast. In the test, known as "Divine Strake," more than 700 tons of fuel oil and fertilizer -- 280 times the amount used in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing -- would be exploded in a huge pit, in an attempt to heavily damage or destroy a 1,100-foot tunnel beneath the pit. Planners hope the explosion will help them develop new techniques to attack underground targets, such as facilities used by North Korea and Iran to shelter their nuclear infrastructure. The Pentagon estimates the blast could send a cloud of dust more than 10,000 feet into the air. Critics fear the dust could could spread radioactive particles from old nuclear tests. But the Pentagon insists that the dust will be free of radioactive particles and the blast won't even been seen off the test site, although planners have said strong winds in the area would force them to postpone the explosion. The specter of nuclear-laden dust is a sensitive subject for those living downwind of the test range in Nevada and Utah, where generations of people have dealt with health problems blamed on fallout from above-ground nuclear tests in the 1950s. The word "strake" used in the experiment's name is a nautical term, referring to planking extending along the length of a ship. Another article says it will be postponed until at least June 23rd, Wonder if this slows their Iranian aims down any. CT [link to www.cnn.com] |