NUKES WILL BE TOO DEEP TO CAUSE HARM UNLIKE THE OIL SPILL THAT WILL DESTROY THE OCEAN ENVIRONMENT. Tencer, Daniel. "Energy Expert Nuking Oil Leak only Thing We Can Do" Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com. 30 May 2010. Web. 25 Aug. 2010. . Simmons also told Bloomberg that the idea to use radical measures like a nuclear bomb to seal the leak is probably not being contemplated by decision-makers because BP is still totally in charge of the news and they have everyone focused on the top kill Asked by a Bloomberg reporter about the risks involved insetting off a nuclear bomb off the coast of Louisiana, Simmons argued that a nuclear explosion deep inside a well bore would have little effect on surrounding areas. If youʼre 18,000 feet under the seabed, it basically wont do anything on the surface he said.