{"id":127,"date":"2010-10-29T02:25:39","date_gmt":"2010-10-29T02:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/avery.morrow.name\/blog\/?p=127"},"modified":"2013-05-15T01:17:47","modified_gmt":"2013-05-15T01:17:47","slug":"what-if-they-held-a-nuclear-test-and-nobody-came","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avery.morrow.name\/blog\/2010\/10\/what-if-they-held-a-nuclear-test-and-nobody-came\/","title":{"rendered":"What if they held a nuclear test and nobody came?"},"content":{"rendered":"

On September 15, the American National Nuclear Security Administration in Nevada executed Bacchus, a sub-critical nuclear test, which they refer to<\/a> as a safety test of the American nuclear stockpile. It was dutifully reported<\/a> in a press release and on their Facebook page<\/a> (!). And… nobody noticed.<\/p>\n

At the end of September, they again reported this<\/a> in their monthly newsletter. And… nobody noticed. Fully two sources reported on this in September: a man named Andrew<\/a> Kishner<\/a> and a man named RKM Ming Lai<\/a>. Neither is associated with any news source; they are private, little-read bloggers.<\/p>\n

The NNSA could have been forgiven for thinking that their sub-critical test was really not a big deal at all. Then, quite suddenly, in the morning of October 13, Asahi TV noticed!<\/p>\n

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After hearing of Asahi’s belated scoop, the Mayor of Hiroshima issued a letter of protest<\/a>. Only then was the Peace Watch Tower reset to “zero”<\/a> (or, rather, 28<\/a>), English-language news reports issued, NGOs notified<\/a>, etc. All of this happened roughly a month late.<\/p>\n

It seems like nobody at the Hiroshima mayor’s office, or indeed anyone else in the world with an interest in nuclear issues, was actually watching the NNSA website. The NHK falsely reported <\/a>that a statement was released October 12. One group opens their article with the roundabout statement, “It was learned on October 12<\/a>“, and an explanation that the NNSA failed to make an announcement beforehand like they should have. But the fact of the matter is that no announcement was made on October 12. In fact, someone at Asahi must have remembered to check the NNSA website on this date, and found the month-old announcement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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