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https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/futile-and-obviously-dangerous-meteorologists-react-to-trump-suggesting-nukes-to-stop-hurricanes/ar-AAGkKnn?ocid=spartanntp<snip>
"Over my 35 years as a meteorologist I have received calls & handwritten letters from people proposing this. I gently try to explain to them that according to @NASA a hurricane can expend as much energy as 10,000 nuclear bombs during its life cycle. Futile and obviously dangerous," John Morales, a chief meteorologist at NBC 6 in Miami, tweeted.
Ryan Maue, another meteorologist, agreed about the idea's ineffectiveness.
"Detonating a nuclear bomb inside a hurricane would do nothing to disrupt the storm," he said. "Instead, you now have a radioactive hurricane."
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more at link - the stable genius is really a fucking lunatic
Vinca
(50,279 posts)It's so totally nuts. Any imbecile would figure out that would create a radioactive nightmare.
malaise
(269,063 posts)The idea is not a new one and dates back to at least the Eisenhower administration. From time-to-time the hypothetical plan resurfaces, which even led to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration publishing an easily understood fact sheet as to why it wouldn't work.
https://www.complex.com/life/2019/08/donald-trump-reportedly-asked-about-nuking-hurricanes
The NOAA fact sheet
https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/C5c.html
Historic NY
(37,451 posts)I discovered photos of the bombers they outfitted to seed the clouds.
mopinko
(70,135 posts)he was attached to the weather service and they would make it rain on the ho chi min trail.
brush
(53,792 posts)That's how stupid the idea and it's proponent is.
superpatriotman
(6,249 posts)Now he wants radioactive Sharknados
malaise
(269,063 posts)asking such a dumb question but not the ignorant and proud effin' lunatic.
SayItLoud
(1,702 posts)Only one other potus has done so in aggression. He wants to be "special".
He is "special" but not for anything good, smart, positive or moral.
malaise
(269,063 posts)It's to show power
lark
(23,121 posts)He's a partner with a South Korean man who develops nuclear plants, so using nukes could bring him more profit. He'd be sure to order replacement nukes from himself.
I did not know that - damn he's like a virus - everywhere
Bengus81
(6,931 posts)Renew Deal
(81,866 posts)Cool!
malaise
(269,063 posts)Lulu KC
(2,567 posts)Every morning, there he is. Even worse than the day before.
I miss the days when he was funny before he was elected.
SayItLoud
(1,702 posts)"it was sarcasm" from the Oral Office.
Prepare for:
Nuking Iran: "Ah, it was only a sarcastic nuclear attack"
New communications director has a really REALLY dodgy background.
Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)Ilsa
(61,695 posts)Radioactive sharknados!
Farmer-Rick
(10,190 posts)Has been giving Traitor Trump ideas. I mean Putin already has had 2 nuclear accidents maybe he wants the rest of the world to be radioactive like them.
malaise
(269,063 posts)duforsure
(11,885 posts)For a reason.It lessens the impact of his bad publicity , and the truth, he's an corrupt criminal who can't stop lying.
Tracer
(2,769 posts)That's not to say that he doesn't enjoy the ensuing press stories. And yes, the bad publicity gets buried.
Video Drone
(75 posts)malaise
(269,063 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,192 posts)minimal impact on hurricane.
This is a recipe for thyroid cancer wave
Is the object to kill people, and make them suffer?
exboyfil
(17,863 posts)Especially if the hurricane is headed towards Puerto Rico. Maybe less so Florida.
bucolic_frolic
(43,192 posts)why doesn't Trump just order US companies to break up hurricanes before they form? He could penalize those who don't, and reward the winners with tariff exemptions. For all his briliance, Trump is not very consistent on his policy proposals.
The Liberal Lion
(1,414 posts)he treats the federal government like an episode of the apprentice.
Martin Eden
(12,871 posts)Or is this just little Donnie demonstrating his astounding ignorance yet again?
zentrum
(9,865 posts)......complex.
He loves the media circus and MAGA awe that would result from his ability to part the seas, command the heavens.
He's mainilining "The Chosen One" drug.
It's psychotically grandiose.
So true
Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)I have noticed some of his followers floating the, "it was just a joke" defense again. Oh, yeah, enable him, that's right.
No, it is NOT FUNNY. If it was a joke, a President who walks around thinking like a standup comedian and deprecating serious issues is not fit at all for the job, period. There is a time and a place for humor and we would hope a President would have a good sense for that, but this is beyond the pale and not at all excusable, it is downright deplorable.
dalton99a
(81,526 posts)bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)Stryst
(714 posts)Nobody better tell him about project Orion. We'll be paying to build Michael the next week
(Project Orion was a plan to propel spaceships by detonating nukes behind them. Michael was an Orion style ship built to fight the aliens in the novel Footfall)
mopinko
(70,135 posts)he thinks this is fine because it would be africa that would take the brunt.
malaise
(269,063 posts)To be kind he's a proud ignorant idiot
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)struggle4progress
(118,295 posts)PandoraAwakened
(905 posts)Love that quote from the article! Reminds me of how we treat the crazy loons in our families who belong to the Magat cult!