Using Nuclear Explosives to Bypass the Strait of Hormuz Isn't a Novel Idea for the U.S.

Bypass the Strait of Hormuz with nuclear explosives? The U.S. studied that option in the 1960s

Newt Gingrich raised eyebrows with a social media post about using nuclear bombs to cut a new channel in the Strait of Hormuz. There’s history there

Using nuclear explosives to bypass the Strait of Hormuz isn't a novel idea for the U.S.

The idea for a new canal to move oil from the Middle East had emerged in the mid-1950s.

Bypass the Strait of Hormuz with nuclear explosives? The US studied that in Panama and Colombia in the 1960s

by Christine Keiner, Rochester Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] With the world struggling to get oil supplies moving from the Middle East, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich raised eyebrows with a social media post highlighting a radical idea: Use nuclear bombs to cut a new channel along a route that would avoid Iranian threats in the Strait of Hormuz. Gingrich’s March 15, 20…

Bypass the Strait of Hormuz with nuclear explosives? The US studied that in Panama and Colombia in the 1960s

Bypass the Strait of Hormuz with nuclear explosives? The US studied that in Panama and Colombia in the 1960s A nuclear bomb explodes at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean in 1946, one of several U.S. test explosions. Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images   By Christine Keiner, Rochester Institute of Technology   With the world […] Source