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Divine Strake Detonation May Come to New Mexico
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ഊThe Pentagon has announced that they plan to conduct the Divine Strake
攀砀瀀攀爀椀洀攀渀琀 椀渀 洀椀搀ⴀ 琀漀 氀愀琀攀 ㈀ 㜀 愀琀 愀 氀漀挀愀琀椀漀渀 礀攀琀 琀漀 戀攀 愀渀渀漀甀渀挀攀搀⸀ 吀眀漀ഊpossible locations are a limestone quarry located near Mitchell, Indiana and
琀栀攀 圀栀椀琀攀 匀愀渀搀猀 䴀椀猀猀椀氀攀 刀愀渀最攀 椀渀 一攀眀 䴀攀砀椀挀漀⸀ 䐀椀瘀椀渀攀 匀琀爀愀欀攀 椀猀 愀 瀀氀愀渀渀攀搀ഊlarge-scale, open-air, high explosive detonation to test what capabilities
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ഊThe Divine Strake test will detonate 700 tons of ammonium nitrate and fuel 漀椀氀 漀爀 愀渀 攀焀甀椀瘀愀氀攀渀琀 漀昀 㔀㤀㌀ 琀漀渀猀 漀昀 吀一吀⸀ 吀栀攀 昀漀爀挀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 攀砀瀀氀漀猀椀漀渀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀ഊapproximately five times greater than the yield of the largest conventional 眀攀愀瀀漀渀 椀渀 琀栀攀 唀渀椀琀攀搀 匀琀愀琀攀猀 椀渀瘀攀渀琀漀爀礀⸀ 圀栀椀氀攀 琀栀攀 礀椀攀氀搀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䐀椀瘀椀渀攀 匀琀爀愀欀攀ഊdetonation far exceeds that of conventional weapons, it approximates the 昀漀爀挀攀 漀昀 愀 氀漀眀ⴀ氀攀瘀攀氀 渀甀挀氀攀愀爀 戀漀洀戀⸀ ∀吀栀椀猀 椀猀 琀栀攀 氀愀爀最攀猀琀 猀椀渀最氀攀 攀砀瀀氀漀猀椀瘀攀 眀攀ഊcould imagine doing," said James A. Tegnelia, director of the Pentagon's 䐀攀昀攀渀猀攀 吀栀爀攀愀琀 刀攀搀甀挀琀椀漀渀 䄀最攀渀挀礀 ⠀䐀吀刀䄀⤀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 眀椀氀氀 挀漀渀搀甀挀琀 琀栀攀 琀攀猀琀⸀ 䠀攀ഊstated that the massive blast would generate a mushroom cloud of dust 10,000 昀攀攀琀 椀渀 琀栀攀 愀椀爀⸀㰀瀀㸀ഊ 吀栀攀 倀攀渀琀愀最漀渀 栀愀搀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀氀氀礀 椀渀琀攀渀搀攀搀 琀漀 挀漀渀搀甀挀琀 琀栀攀 攀砀瀀氀漀猀椀漀渀 椀渀 愀 ㌀㔀ⴀ昀漀漀琀ഊpit dug into a limestone ridge at the Nevada Test Site, near Las Vegas, 一攀瘀愀搀愀⸀ 䠀漀眀攀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 搀漀眀渀眀椀渀搀攀爀猀 椀渀 一攀瘀愀搀愀 愀渀搀 唀琀愀栀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 圀攀猀琀攀爀渀 匀栀漀猀栀漀渀攀 吀爀椀戀攀ഊand congressional representatives objected to the initial government risk 愀渀愀氀礀猀椀猀 琀栀愀琀 猀愀椀搀 琀栀攀 攀砀瀀攀爀椀洀攀渀琀 眀漀甀氀搀 栀愀瘀攀 渀漀 攀昀昀攀挀琀 漀渀 琀栀攀 栀攀愀氀琀栀 漀昀ഊthose downwind. This opposition caused DTRA to delay the test several times 愀渀搀 琀栀攀渀 攀瘀攀渀琀甀愀氀氀礀 眀椀琀栀搀爀愀眀 琀栀攀 爀椀猀欀 愀渀愀氀礀猀椀猀⸀㰀瀀㸀ഊ 吀栀攀 瀀爀漀瀀漀猀攀搀 䴀椀琀挀栀攀氀氀 氀漀挀愀琀椀漀渀 椀猀 愀 挀漀洀洀攀爀挀椀愀氀 氀椀洀攀猀琀漀渀攀 焀甀愀爀爀礀 氀漀挀愀琀攀搀 椀渀ഊLawrence County, Indiana. It was recently discovered that DTRA had 挀漀渀搀甀挀琀攀搀 琀攀猀琀猀 琀栀攀爀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 猀甀洀洀攀爀 漀昀 ㈀ 㐀 愀渀搀 猀瀀爀椀渀最 漀昀 ㈀ 㔀⸀ 吀栀攀 漀眀渀攀爀猀ഊreleased a statement that they had not received a request to conduct Divine 匀琀爀愀欀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀椀爀 焀甀愀爀爀礀⸀ 匀漀洀攀 愀氀猀漀 焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀 眀栀攀琀栀攀爀 琀栀攀 倀攀渀琀愀最漀渀 眀漀甀氀搀ഊchoose that location because they would need to install monitoring and 搀椀愀最渀漀猀琀椀挀 攀焀甀椀瀀洀攀渀琀 琀漀 猀琀甀搀礀 琀栀攀 戀氀愀猀琀⸀ 吀栀攀 椀渀猀琀愀氀氀愀琀椀漀渀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 挀漀猀琀氀礀Ⰰഊespecially when such equipment is already in place at other sites located in the western United States.
ഊAnother suggested site is the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. White 匀愀渀搀猀 椀猀 洀愀渀愀最攀搀 戀礀 琀栀攀 䐀攀瀀愀爀琀洀攀渀琀 漀昀 䐀攀昀攀渀猀攀 愀渀搀 椀渀挀氀甀搀攀猀 琀栀攀 吀爀椀渀椀琀礀 匀椀琀攀Ⰰ 眀栀攀爀攀 琀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 渀甀挀氀攀愀爀 戀漀洀戀 眀愀猀 搀攀琀漀渀愀琀攀搀 椀渀 㤀㐀㌀ 椀渀 愀渀 愀戀漀瘀攀 最爀漀甀渀搀 琀攀猀琀⸀ 圀栀椀琀攀 匀愀渀搀猀 挀甀爀爀攀渀琀氀礀 琀攀猀琀猀 琀栀攀 攀昀昀攀挀琀 漀昀 瀀漀眀攀爀昀甀氀 搀攀琀漀渀愀琀椀漀渀猀 氀椀欀攀 䐀椀瘀椀渀攀 匀琀爀愀欀攀 愀最愀椀渀猀琀 栀愀爀搀攀渀攀搀 搀攀攀瀀氀礀 戀甀爀椀攀搀 琀愀爀最攀琀猀⸀ 䤀琀 愀氀猀漀 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀攀猀 愀 眀椀搀攀爀 爀愀渀最攀 漀昀 琀攀猀琀椀渀最 漀瀀琀椀漀渀猀 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 戀漀琀栀 最爀愀渀椀琀攀 愀渀搀 氀椀洀攀猀琀漀渀攀 昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀猀 愀爀攀 氀漀挀愀琀攀搀 漀渀ⴀ猀椀琀攀⸀㰀瀀㸀ഊ 䄀挀琀椀瘀椀猀琀猀 戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀 琀栀愀琀 䐀吀刀䄀 眀椀氀氀 愀琀琀攀洀瀀琀 琀漀 昀漀爀最漀 愀 昀甀氀氀 攀渀瘀椀爀漀渀洀攀渀琀愀氀ഊimpact analysis at the new location similar to their tactics at the Nevada 吀攀猀琀 匀椀琀攀⸀ 䨀漀渀椀 䄀爀攀渀搀猀 漀昀 䌀䌀一匀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ ∀䌀栀愀渀最椀渀最 氀漀挀愀琀椀漀渀 搀漀攀猀 渀漀琀 挀栀愀渀最攀ഊDTRA¹s responsibility to the public. It was unacceptable that they ignored 琀栀攀 栀攀愀氀琀栀 挀漀渀挀攀爀渀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 瀀愀猀琀 愀渀搀 椀琀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 甀渀愀挀挀攀瀀琀愀戀氀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 昀甀琀甀爀攀⸀ഊThey must be held accountable."
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