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		1966 the Soviet Union used a nuclear weapon to extinguish natural gas well fire (twitter.com/rainmaker1973)
		2 points by tosh on Aug 7, 2022 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

cratermoon on Aug 7, 2022 [–]

Meanwhile, the US was exploding nuclear weapons deep underground in an attempt to increase natural gas production. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Gasbuggy

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