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From: Alpern.Ibm-Sj%Rand-Relay@sri-unix.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Terraforming? Astroforming!
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Date: Wed, 11-Jan-84 18:04:00 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 11 18:04:00 1984
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From:  David Alpern <Alpern.Ibm-Sj@Rand-Relay>

                                    ....  Distortions can be induced in
     planetary magnetospheres, causing trapped particles to hit the planet.
     This was done around Earth in the 1960's with nuclear explosions....
 
It was????  I'd be interested in hearing more about this.  Was this a side
effect of some of the missile testing, or was this done on purpose?  If the
latter, why?
 
- Dave