"Divine Strake" Postponed Indefinitely
Remember earlier this month I talked about "Divine Strake," an experiment in which the government planned to detonate a non-nuclear explosion which would send a mushroom cloud over Nevada. (I talked about it here http://progressiveminds.bloghi.com/2006/05/09/nevada-s-apocalypse-temporarily-delayed.html).
Well, miracles do happen. Because somehow, common sense seems to have prevailed with BushCo., and now Devine Strake has been postponed indefinitely, due to fears of possible radiation. (I can almost hear the Bushies saying, how unreasonable of the people of Nevada! How dare they not want radiation exposure and a mushroom cloud!)
The National Nuclear Security Administration, an entity within the Department of Energy, originally gave its blessing to the planned explosion. Now, they've changed course, saying that it withdrew its earlier finding of "no significant impact" relative to the test. (If this were the John Kerry Administration, our Republican friends might call it a flip-flop!)
Nevada blast put on hold indefinitely
Residents fear 700 tons of explosives could kick up radiation
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I have a friend who is a downwinder, with radiation caused cancer, and she has been very upset over the possibility of any testing anywhere.
Comment by Lavada Wilson— 2006/07/06 @ 11:48 AM — (Reply)