Gulf Coast Oil Spill
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As well as linear implosion devices, the US developed a spherical implosion device that was very close to the theoretical lower limit of nuclear weapon yield and size. The Mk-54 Davy Crockett warhead AKA M388 was designed to be fired from the M28 & M29 recoilless rifle. Weighing only 23 kg, the warhead in its casing was 400 mm by 273 mm. It was first tested in October 1958 as part of Operation Hardtack and yielded 10 tons, but later developments increased that to 1 kiloton. 400 Mk-54 warheads were produced from 1961-65 and the last was withdrawn in 1971. The warhead was also adapted for the Mk-54 SADM (Special Atomic Demolition Munition), a cylinder 40 cm by 60 cm and weighing 68 kg. It was emplaced by hand and initiated by a mechanical timer, it had a variable yield from 10 tons up to 1 kiloton. 300 SADMs were made and they remained in the US arsenal until 1989.
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I knew a guy that was part of a Davy Crockett squad stationed in Wurzburg, part of a crazy NATO strategy to counteract Soviet tank superiority.* The Cold War was hilarious.
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How else do you suggest stopping a million tanks from rolling through the Volga Gap?merkin muffley wrote:I knew a guy that was part of a Davy Crockett squad stationed in Wurzburg, part of a crazy NATO strategy to counteract Soviet tank superiority.* The Cold War was hilarious.
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I got no idea, man. That's a pretty intense situation.Freakzilla wrote:How else do you suggest stopping a million tanks from rolling through the Volga Gap?merkin muffley wrote:I knew a guy that was part of a Davy Crockett squad stationed in Wurzburg, part of a crazy NATO strategy to counteract Soviet tank superiority.* The Cold War was hilarious.
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Oh, gawd, not THIS ONE again.Freakzilla wrote:How else do you suggest stopping a million tanks from rolling through the Volga Gap?
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I bet Onasander would know what to do.
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BP CEO takes a break to go to yacht races...
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I like it!Freakzilla wrote:
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Judge blocks Gulf offshore drilling moratorium
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I love how the American's reacted to this. First of all it was all us Brits fault, because its British Petrolium (even though 40% of shareholders are American), then it was Obama's fault for not personally diving down (after walking on the water) and fixing the problem.
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Kensai wrote:I love how the American's reacted to this. First of all it was all us Brits fault, because its British Petrolium (even though 40% of shareholders are American), then it was Obama's fault for not personally diving down (after walking on the water) and fixing the problem.
I haven't seen anyone blamed for the spill besides BP and criticism for Obama not acting quickly or decisively is not the same as blame.
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Yeah, I've never heard anyone (other than maybe some FOX idiots) say that this was anyone's fault other than BP's... not sure where you got that from.Freakzilla wrote:Kensai wrote:I love how the American's reacted to this. First of all it was all us Brits fault, because its British Petrolium (even though 40% of shareholders are American), then it was Obama's fault for not personally diving down (after walking on the water) and fixing the problem.
I haven't seen anyone blamed for the spill besides BP and criticism for Obama not acting quickly or decisively is not the same as blame.
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specifically, it was the TransOcean Project Superintendent's fault -
he's the one who made the call to continue drilling after evidence
of the damaged BOP was presented to him the month before the
blowout ...
he's the one who made the call to continue drilling after evidence
of the damaged BOP was presented to him the month before the
blowout ...
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They were the subcontractor of BP that was doing the actual drilling, right?SandRider wrote:specifically, it was the TransOcean Project Superintendent's fault -
he's the one who made the call to continue drilling after evidence
of the damaged BOP was presented to him the month before the
blowout ...
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yes.
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I'm doing some work with BP at the moment, but this is a land-based project rather than off-shore. They seem to give their subbies who work under their framework agreements a complete hold harmless. Wonder if they do the same off-shore, so Transocean are completely off the hook?
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Would this "land based" project happen to be the one in the Arctic where they build their own island in the water and linked it to a road to get over the other regulations?chanilover wrote:I'm doing some work with BP at the moment, but this is a land-based project rather than off-shore.
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Fuck, that's a good trick.Nekhrun wrote:Would this "land based" project happen to be the one in the Arctic where they build their own island in the water and linked it to a road to get over the other regulations?chanilover wrote:I'm doing some work with BP at the moment, but this is a land-based project rather than off-shore.
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It's really happening...
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The only time I heard the nation of GB pulled into this thing is when the British PM actually started making comments in defense of BP. It was as if he was BP's older brother that was getting picked on by a bully.A Thing of Eternity wrote:Yeah, I've never heard anyone (other than maybe some FOX idiots) say that this was anyone's fault other than BP's... not sure where you got that from.Freakzilla wrote:Kensai wrote:I love how the American's reacted to this. First of all it was all us Brits fault, because its British Petrolium (even though 40% of shareholders are American), then it was Obama's fault for not personally diving down (after walking on the water) and fixing the problem.
I haven't seen anyone blamed for the spill besides BP and criticism for Obama not acting quickly or decisively is not the same as blame.
The whole thing reeks of incompetence. BP, the government agencies supposed to regulate the process and plan/execute the cleanup process, the White House -all fuckups. Eveyone except the people who will actually be affected by this mess: The affected states and their constituents.
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Meh, the only disaster is the ecological one. The residents of those clapped out states with their already dying industries are in for a bonanza.A Little Galach wrote:The only time I heard the nation of GB pulled into this thing is when the British PM actually started making comments in defense of BP. It was as if he was BP's older brother that was getting picked on by a bully.A Thing of Eternity wrote:Yeah, I've never heard anyone (other than maybe some FOX idiots) say that this was anyone's fault other than BP's... not sure where you got that from.Freakzilla wrote:Kensai wrote:I love how the American's reacted to this. First of all it was all us Brits fault, because its British Petrolium (even though 40% of shareholders are American), then it was Obama's fault for not personally diving down (after walking on the water) and fixing the problem.
I haven't seen anyone blamed for the spill besides BP and criticism for Obama not acting quickly or decisively is not the same as blame.
The whole thing reeks of incompetence. BP, the government agencies supposed to regulate the process and plan/execute the cleanup process, the White House -all fuckups. Eveyone except the people who will actually be affected by this mess: The affected states and their constituents.
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The gulf coast region is what we call our "Redneck Riviera" and thousands go to those beaches on vacation every year.
Fishing in the Gulf wasn't dead until this.
Fishing in the Gulf wasn't dead until this.
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That's just plain wrong. Those states may not be as productive as others in the union, but they are important to the nation and in their own regard. They're also some of the brightest cultural spots in the entire country. This seems to me to be a huge deal. Huge.chanilover wrote:Meh, the only disaster is the ecological one. The residents of those clapped out states with their already dying industries are in for a bonanza.