If we can't blow the hurricane up...

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Last week during BSR we discussed reports that administration officials had inquired whether we could destroy a hurricane by dropping an H-Bomb on it. Here is a bit of background on that ridiculous concept:

Can a nuclear bomb stop a hurricane? No, it’s a myth that has persisted for decades - from Politifact Florida

https://www.politifact.com/florida/article/2019/aug/26/can-nuclear-bomb-stop-hurricane-no-its-myth-has-pe/

How the U.S. Military Could Stop a Hurricane: Destroy it with a Nuclear Weapon? - National Interest

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/how-the-us-military-could-stop-hurricane-destroy-it-nuclear-22624

And an old favorite... Why don't we try to destroy tropical cyclones by nuking them ? - NOAA

https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/C5c.html

After an intensive investigation, Bomb Shelter Radio is now aware of a new plan to spare Florida from the ravages of Hurricane Dorian. What follows is a brief animation of the plan featuring administration science advisor Mr. B. Bunny.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x35ways

BSR will be hosting a show tonight, I hope you will be able to join us.

Cheers,
Illya

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Friday July 18th, 1969 14:46 - Apollo 11 mission day 3 of 9 - 302,400 Kilometers from Earth, 3,807 km/h, Command Module docked with Lunar Module. Apollo 11 Photograph AS11-36-5378 I'm 67 years old. Every day, the future looks a little bit darker. But the past... even the grimy parts of it... keep on getting brighter. -- Sally Jupiter src Sally Jupiter is a character in the comic Watchmen, which should be required reading... echo "Depression is a bitch." | sha512sum | fold -w 40 fe2f6b788e2a59bde4123f1deee9ef0305824069 63ab80cf74252a629c22fa1fa82a6faa6f77f1cd 3e0cd69b1487212aa070c769f098d8281b676f54 69a4eccc - There will be a show tonight. I hope you will join us. Cheers, Illya

Does this still work?

A quick test of the BSR blog to see if it still functions properly. (Answer: It sort of does, but Blogger gets a bit confused when you are working with multiple GMail accounts... groan) There will be a show tonight at 8PM US/Eastern. Link at http://bomb.shelter.radio.am/ Thanks for listening! And now... Your moment of zen... Free Guy Trailer #2

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Be afraid BUT read the article. Be afraid BUT take action. (I know, easier to say than to do) From the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists - Used without permission https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/current-time/ " Humanity continues to face two simultaneous existential dangers—nuclear war and climate change—that are compounded by a threat multiplier, cyber-enabled information warfare, that undercuts society’s ability to respond. The international security situation is dire, not just because these threats exist, but because world leaders have allowed the international political infrastructure for managing them to erode."

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