Nukes near Area 51, NV discussion

GEHFileBot · 01-30-2006, 07:26 PM

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Nukes near Area 51, NV

Lots of craters all over the place.

Editor's note: Extremely large crater, undoubtedly from an atomic bomb test. Entire area, particularly going south from here, is littered with nuclear test sites and attendant craters.

davekmrhys · 01-30-2006, 07:29 PM

I just saw on bbc4 that apparently nasa made a copy of the sea of tranqulity in a desert but didnt catch were it was . Could this be it?

Flying High · 01-30-2006, 07:48 PM

Thats worth looking into... I take it yout talking about the conspirecy that the US never actually got to the moon... It was just a scam to win the space race ?

McMaster_de · 01-30-2006, 08:01 PM

Look here for more info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_Test_Site

Acman3192 · 02-25-2006, 05:35 PM

The United States military does not test nuclear bombs on the mainland. They are tested either underground or on abandoned, unclaimed islands far into the oceans. A recent world treaty does not allow above ground nuclear bomb testing in any country. The holes shown on Google Earth are probably left over from nuclear tests in the 1950s.

chriswgriffith · 09-22-2006, 08:51 PM

First, the United States did test nuclear weapons on the mainland in a variety of locales. Colorado, Alaska, New Mexico, Mississippi, and parts of Nevada. (http://www.atomicarchive.com/Almanac/Testsite.shtml)

This crater is from the SEDAN test, as part of Project Plowshare. It was an underground explosion designed to test using nuclear explosions as a method to earth moving (building a canal for example).

Footage of the test can be viewed at:
http://www.nv.doe.gov/library/films/film.aspx?ID=17

Chris
atomicarchive.com

timincal · 10-12-2006, 04:57 AM

Yes, you are correct partially. Operation Plowshare was conducted here but also in New Mexico. If you think this crater is huge you should stand next to it!
The wierd thing is that the crater is a clynder with a rounded bottom more than a half mile deep and the material in the hole is so far down the wind can't blow in so it just lies there. Which is good because the thermal heat from the blast cooked it so it is finer than talcum powder and holds no moisture.
So, if a person or anything else fell in they would just keep falling until they hit bottom. Can you guess what it is used for today? THE DUMP!
If you look around you'll see dimples on the ground all over the place!
I spent 3 weeks here in 1983 for a NUWAX military exercise and on the next to the last day they brought in busses and took us on a tour of the place. It was pretty cool.
Actually set in the control room (looks like Houston control for NASA) at the button.

01-30-2006, 07:26 PM	#1
GEHFileBot Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,960	Nukes near Area 51, NV discussion This is a discussion thread for the following file: Nukes near Area 51, NV Lots of craters all over the place. Editor's note: Extremely large crater, undoubtedly from an atomic bomb test. Entire area, particularly going south from here, is littered with nuclear test sites and attendant craters.

01-30-2006, 07:29 PM	#2
davekmrhys Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Se London, UK Posts: 54	possible us made map of 'the sea of tranqulity' I just saw on bbc4 that apparently nasa made a copy of the sea of tranqulity in a desert but didnt catch were it was . Could this be it?

01-30-2006, 08:01 PM	#4
McMaster_de Master Finder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 1,245	Look here for more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_Test_Site __________________ You search it, I will find it! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-25-2006, 05:35 PM	#5
Acman3192 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New York State, USA Posts: 72	The United States military does not test nuclear bombs on the mainland. They are tested either underground or on abandoned, unclaimed islands far into the oceans. A recent world treaty does not allow above ground nuclear bomb testing in any country. The holes shown on Google Earth are probably left over from nuclear tests in the 1950s. Last edited by Acman3192; 02-25-2006 at 05:38 PM.

09-22-2006, 08:51 PM	#6
chriswgriffith Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1	Nuclear Test Information First, the United States did test nuclear weapons on the mainland in a variety of locales. Colorado, Alaska, New Mexico, Mississippi, and parts of Nevada. (http://www.atomicarchive.com/Almanac/Testsite.shtml) This crater is from the SEDAN test, as part of Project Plowshare. It was an underground explosion designed to test using nuclear explosions as a method to earth moving (building a canal for example). Footage of the test can be viewed at: http://www.nv.doe.gov/library/films/film.aspx?ID=17 Chris atomicarchive.com

01-30-2006, 07:48 PM	#3
Flying High Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: England Posts: 96	Thats worth looking into... I take it yout talking about the conspirecy that the US never actually got to the moon... It was just a scam to win the space race ?

10-12-2006, 04:57 AM	#7
timincal Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 4	Been there! Yes, you are correct partially. Operation Plowshare was conducted here but also in New Mexico. If you think this crater is huge you should stand next to it! The wierd thing is that the crater is a clynder with a rounded bottom more than a half mile deep and the material in the hole is so far down the wind can't blow in so it just lies there. Which is good because the thermal heat from the blast cooked it so it is finer than talcum powder and holds no moisture. So, if a person or anything else fell in they would just keep falling until they hit bottom. Can you guess what it is used for today? THE DUMP! If you look around you'll see dimples on the ground all over the place! I spent 3 weeks here in 1983 for a NUWAX military exercise and on the next to the last day they brought in busses and took us on a tour of the place. It was pretty cool. Actually set in the control room (looks like Houston control for NASA) at the button.

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