http://www.mwctoys.com/REVIEW_112006a.htm
I lived in Los Alamos not long after WWII, and don’t remember seeing any evidence of a nuclear explosion. People usually notice things like that.
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. — Thousands of residents calmly fled the town that’s home to the Los Alamos nuclear laboratory as a rapidly-growing wildfire approached, sending up towering plumes of smoke, raining down ash and charring the fringes of the sprawling lab’s property.
The blaze that began Sunday already had destroyed an unspecified number of houses south of the town, which is home to some 12,000 residents. It also forced the closure of the pre-eminent U.S. nuclear lab while stirring memories of a devastating blaze more than a decade ago that destroyed hundreds of homes and buildings in the area.
On Monday afternoon, the flames were just across the road from the southern edge of the famed Los Alamos lab, where scientists developed and tested the first atomic bomb during World War II. The lab activated its emergency operations centre overnight and cut natural gas to some areas overnight as a precaution. Officials said all hazardous and radioactive materials were being protected.
Well, a Canuck did do some early criticality testing at Los Alamos
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Slotin
Los Alamos, Alomogordo… Hey, New Mexico’s a small state, isn’t it? (They’re only 200 miles apart.)
Steve, I’m surprised. For a former resident of Ft. Bliss, El Paso Texas, (70s) this is well known stuff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Sands_Missile_Range
They blew up a nuke in Los Alamos? I’m surprised none of the residents noticed.
suyts — White Sands is 200 miles south of Los Alamos.
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This version may frighten children
Death Metal Friday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi00ykRg_5c
Retaliation for Bryan Adams?
(NB: possibly obscure Southpark movie reference)
“Meanwhile, the biggest blaze in Arizona history was 82 per cent contained after burning through 538,000 acres in the White Mountains in northeast Arizona. The fire started May 29 and has destroyed 32 homes. It’s believed to have been caused by a campfire.”
How long before this is blamed on “climate change”? I’m not holding my breath (don’t want CO2 poisoning or asthma), nor taking bets.