Sun Sep 12, 2004

Just found this

Just found this picture of Dan Rather.



Seemed appropriate.


9/12/2004 6:19 pm | Comments (0) | #

Alaskan Earthquakes / North Korean Nukes

The American Mind links to seismographic data in Alaska on September 9th which might corroborate the North Korean nuclear test theory. The recordings were at 08:15 Alaskan time, or 16:15 GMT.

But this page lists three Alaskan earthquakes from 16:08 through 16:24 GMT. So they might have just been earthquakes after all.

UPDATE 4:16 AM: Via this page, look at the difference between a nuclear blast and an earthquake. Notice that with a nuke, the seismogram maxes out immediatley, then gradually fades, whereas with an earthquake there's a gradual buildup:



Now go back to the Alaskan seismograms. Definitely earthquakes.

UPDATE 4:35 AM: For the record, I'm guessing it probably was a nuclear test, even though the information I mentioned earlier seems to contradict that. After-all, there was a large mushroom cloud which left a crater visible from space. Plus there's the fact that we were already anticipating a North Korean nuclear test to happen shortly:

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 - President Bush and his top advisers have received intelligence reports in recent days describing a confusing series of actions by North Korea that some experts believe could indicate the country is preparing to conduct its first test explosion of a nuclear weapon, according to senior officials with access to the intelligence.

UPDATE 4:47 AM: On second thought, you'd pick up a nuclear test anywhere in the world, with a seismograph, and it's clearly not on the Alaskan seismographs. So what's the explanation for the gigantic mushroom cloud and crater? I really don't know.


9/12/2004 3:30 am | Comments (8) | #

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