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Plans to use five thermonuclear explosions to create an artificial harbor at Cape Thompson, Alaska, for Project Chariot in 1958. It was eventually cancelled amid controversy and protest. The outer-outline represents the "full scale" plan, which would require detonations totalling 2.4 megatons. The inner outline is a scaled down version, of 460 kilotons. It would be eventually scaled down to 280 kilotons.


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current23:50, 25 August 2006Thumbnail for version as of 23:50, 25 August 20061,321 × 1,788 (1.28 MB)Fastfission~commonswikirecalibrated the scanner to get it a little crisper and used slightly different color settings for more texture
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12:55, 9 September 2005Thumbnail for version as of 12:55, 9 September 2005224 × 299 (21 KB)Fastfission~commonswikiPlans to use five thermonuclear explosions to create an artificial harbor at Cape Thompson, Alaska, for Project Chariot in 1958. It was eventually cancelled amid controversy and protest. *Source: http://arcticcircle.uconn.edu/VirtualClassroom/Chariot/tel
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