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Old 17-11-13, 10:39 AM   #11
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Default Re: Atomic weapons testing, how many do you think?

Interesting how the Indians seemed pretty confident about their abilities until Pakistan did a few tests
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Old 17-11-13, 11:06 AM   #12
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It's around 22,000 isn't it?

Nope I massively over estimated!!
That's the total amount of nucs in the world

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So, how is anybody still living on the western seaboard of the USA then?
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Old 17-11-13, 12:58 PM   #14
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There was an interesting documentary some years ago which discussed nuclear weapons. The French insisted that they were safe but were challenged why they didn't test them in France then (they tested in the pacific). They said "we do test in France". The interviewer said no, you test in the pacific. And the French minister said "yes, we test in France". It was really quite funny - a great example of the French stubbornness.
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Explains Vegas.
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Explains Vegas.
Vegas used to be nicknamed the downwinders. The US paid out about 10bn IIRC to people who have suffered radiation related diseases from the Nevada tests

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