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Schaliegas: USSR Gas Well Blow Out = Nuclear Bomb Puts Out Fire
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A short clip showing how the Soviet Union used a nuclear explosion to extinguish a blown-out, burning gas well.
HN cites it as evidence that small underground nuclear devices were used to stop well fires and leaks.
3 Hacker News mentions · 2020–2021