A composite image showing a nuclear blast, and a logo and promotional writing from the US Atomic Energy Commission. U.S. Department of Energy; Los Alamos National Laboratory; U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration; Atomic Energy Commission; Samantha Lee/Insider A 50s US campaign called "Atoms for Peace" sought to bolster the reputation of nuclear weapons. It lasted for decades and encompassed schemes to use nukes to excavate highways and frack for gas. One expert called the campaign "propaganda" to cover up US nuclear proliferation. In 1963, nuclear experts had an idea for the US Department of Energy: to use 520 nuclear bombs to blast a second Suez canal through Israel's Negev desert.The US decided not to do that.
How A Us Government Program Advocated Using Nuclear Explosions For Construction, Farming Radioactive Crops, And Blasting Holes I
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Tue, 10/26/2021 - 1:34am
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