[ExSoldier]

What a GREAT idea. Let's just IRRADIATE and render unusable a huge oil supply. We can even call it a work of art. Title: OIL UNDER GLASS. Sorry, don't mean to sound snide. But some of the reactions to this thread are depressing. Freepers certainly seem jaded and embittered. ~sigh~

A much better solution, IMHO is to use your solution but neutron warheads. That way we can walk in and declare the whole area the 51st state, just a few days after detonation.

[Jonathan]

I would agree but someone cancelled our development of neutron warheads.

Also our entire stock of warheads on the Ohio boats is now untested, unreliable, and I believe "down graded" to lower throw weights and warhead yeilds.

I somehow doubt that our enemies are as concerned with such things as we are.

It's actually treasonous . . .

[JSteff]

"A much better solution, IMHO is to use your solution but neutron warheads. "

Didn't we destroy our neutron warheads after one nuke reduction or another?

I agree with your gist but just to clear up some things; from what I understand oil is able to be be cleaned of radiation effects at relatively low cost. Remember only stuff on the surface would be in direct risk of contamination... if particles got into it.

The rest of it is underground (very few oil strip mines) so would fare better than the workers at the refineries and well sites. The majority of the oil wells and refineries are outside the cites so would be mostly unaffected.

[KingofQue]

Most of the arab cities are far away from the oil. Talk about war or blood for oil.

[GOPJ]

Sorry, don't mean to sound snide. But some of the reactions to this thread are depressing. Freepers certainly seem jaded and embittered. ~sigh~ We've attracted a lot of "too cute by half" types recently. Usually that type of personality is liberal. I have no idea why they're here other than to be impressed with how silly they are... They're not quite trolls, more like narcissistic blowhards. You know the type -- they talk endlessly and contribute nothing... they live for the sound of their own voice... Sound and fury signifying nothing...

[GOPJ]

Sorry, don't mean to sound snide. But some of the reactions to this thread are depressing. Freepers certainly seem jaded and embittered. ~sigh~

We've attracted a lot of "too cute by half" types recently. Usually that type of personality is liberal. I have no idea why they're here other than to be impressed with how silly they are... They're not quite trolls, more like narcissistic blowhards. You know the type -- they talk endlessly and contribute nothing... they live for the sound of their own voice... Sound and fury signifying nothing...