Nuclear Testing Ground 20 Years Later.

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Nuclear Testing Ground 20 Years Later.

#1 Post by Sandgroper »

Some interesting images. http://englishrussia.com/2011/11/04/nuc ... ars-later/

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It's disconcerting that people live there and it's turned into an ongoing experiment. :G
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“The standard you walk past is the standard you accept.”

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Sandgroper wrote:Some interesting images. http://englishrussia.com/2011/11/04/nuc ... ars-later/

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It's disconcerting that people live there and it's turned into an ongoing experiment. :G
...my exact thoughts on most of the West Midlands!
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saddler, you are a cruel man :lol:
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christel wrote:saddler, you are a cruel man :lol:
Not if it's true!
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strange the headlight all seem to be missing ??


the pikeys around here would just weight that lot in ......
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Dellboy wrote:strange the headlight all seem to be missing ??


the pikeys around here would just weight that lot in ......
Afterwards, you'd see them coming from the radioactive glow! ;)
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#8 Post by Dougan »

Wow...that's crazy :shock: - I doubt things will go well on that farm...interesting though :good:

The Septics sank a load of old captured and decomissioned warships at Bikini Atoll in a nuclear test in the 50's - you can actually dive the wrecks...but they advise not to stay too long, and not to eat the coconuts!
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So how come hiroshima and Nagasaki are such bustling hubs of life and commerce these days....being nuked seemed to have done them a favour..now all we need nuked is Parliament, Greenock, Milton Keynes, certain parts of Birmingham, Brixton, Wolverhampton....... :run:
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Chuck wrote:So how come hiroshima and Nagasaki are such bustling hubs of life and commerce these days....being nuked seemed to have done them a favour..now all we need nuked is Parliament, Greenock, Milton Keynes, certain parts of Birmingham, Brixton, Wolverhampton....... :run:
Air burst versus ground burst.
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