The Nuclear Option
I’ve heard talk about using a nuclear explosion to seal the oil leak that’s currently raging out of control in the Gulf Coast. For whatever reason I envisioned the military dropping some sort of guided nuclear warhead straight down on top of the well with Slim Pickins glued on top like he’s bucking a bronco, initiating the detonation upon contact with the ocean floor.
Little did I know that such an operation would be much more tactical and precise that my overactive imagination gave it credit for.
Very interesting, and it looks so darn simple to accomplish. I’m hoping that it doesn’t come down to this, but from this side of the world it’s looking more and more like a feasible solution to a problem that’s getting worse by the day. I’m sure we have a spare nuclear warhead somewhere in our vast arsenal that we could spare to put a halt the ecological disaster of our lifetime.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I think I’ll be throwing Dr. Strangelove into the DVD player right about now…
