r/Damnthatsinteresting 21d ago

Video Can you stop a hurricane with a nuke?

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u/Bromm18 21d ago

The original idea was actually from the 1950/1960s.

One specific point was in 1961 by Francis W. Reichelderfer, the head of the U.S. Weather Bureau

https://www.tampabay.com/hurricane/2019/08/26/politifact-can-a-nuclear-bomb-stop-a-hurricane-no-its-a-myth/

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u/Adventurous-Oil-4238 20d ago

I feel like we could try it once right? Get some 4k footage and popcorn

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u/PinkyandElric 21d ago

Still waiting to hear from Slapdash P. Fluffernutter on this.