NUKES CAN STOP OIL SPILLS. Broad, William J. "Nuclear Option on Gulf Oil Spill No Way, US. Says" The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. 2 June 2010. Web. 25 Aug. 2010. . In theory, the nuclear option seems attractive because the extreme heat might create a tough seal. An exploding atom bomb generates temperatures hotter than the surface of the sun and, detonated underground, can turn acres of porous rock into a glassy plug, much like a huge stopper in a leaky bottle. Michael E. Webber, a mechanical engineer at the University of Texas, Austin, wrote to Dot Earth, a New York Times blog, in early May that he had surprised himself by considering what once seemed unthinkable. Seafloor nuclear detonation he wrote, is starting to sound surprisingly feasible and appropriate
