Mason and Jess discuss Project Plowshare. A fever dream of Cold War era scientists and industrialists that tested whether or not nuclear expositions could be used for major mining and construction projects, and how it ultimately resulted in a small Colorado community being selected as ground Zero for a nuclear test blast!!
Sources:
https://st.llnl.gov/
https://www.vice.com/en/article/4w7pgj/45-years-ago-colorado-fracked-with-subterranean-nuclear-bombs-1015
https://www.westword.com/news/nuclear-blast-colorado-edward-teller-5058374
coloradonuclearatlas.org
https://people.com/archive/the-children-of-john-wayne-susan-hayward-and-dick-powell-fear-that-fallout-killed-their-parents-vol-14-no-19/
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Mason and Jess discuss Project Plowshare. A fever dream of Cold War era scientists and industrialists that tested whether or not nuclear expositions could be used for major mining and construction projects, and how it ultimately resulted in a small Colorado community being selected as ground Zero for a nuclear test blast!!
Sources:
https://st.llnl.gov/
https://www.vice.com/en/article/4w7pgj/45-years-ago-colorado-fracked-with-subterranean-nuclear-bombs-1015
https://www.westword.com/news/nuclear-blast-colorado-edward-teller-5058374
coloradonuclearatlas.org
https://people.com/archive/the-children-of-john-wayne-susan-hayward-and-dick-powell-fear-that-fallout-killed-their-parents-vol-14-no-19/
Photo
US Department of Energy
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