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From: patterso@ADS.COM (Tim J. Patterson)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: How is a nuke tested underground?
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Date: 8 May 91 13:58:46 GMT
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From: patterso@ADS.COM (Tim J. Patterson)


>Please bear with my poor knowledge. I am wondering if some one can tell me
>how a nuke is tested underground? Is there any negative impact to the 
>earth crust stability underneath?

There was an IEEE spectrum article on this topic about 3 years ago.
The discussion was in the context of testing and treaty verification.
A reasonable overview for those of us who aren't really in the know on
this topic.

Tim