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Reader Poll Replies:
* I don't think it matters to me because those tests are
conducted under ground and watched very carefully. So I will
continue visiting Vegas without any worries. Barb C
Florida
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This ought to be good. Can't wait for someone to say its fine to
detonate atomic bombs near where I live. are you crazy. its scary is
what it is. less that 90 miles from your home and work. ever hear of
venting? Like the human body any object inside comes to the
surface usually. they have the ability to sent the these tests into
space but don't because of the costs. but what the heck, humans have
been ignored forever when it comes to science. for the greater good is a
good saying. and answer me this?? we know they work, why test them
anyway. Ralph
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I am not afraid of a small test site. Nevada is not going to
be the cause of the end of the world. JoAnn Jodar
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Whenever my husband and I visit LV we know we are going to have a good
time. If anything drastic were to happen on our trip (we will be in LV
3/8/06 to 3/14/06) hopefully it would be at the end of our trip. We are
not worried at all, in fact if my husband and I were to depart this
earth at the same time our children and grand children would reap great
rewards! My husband and I really would rather be together should any of
these tests go haywire! Cindy Kocol
* These tests make you a little
leary of visiting Nevada because of the radiation produced from these
tests. I don't think I for 1 would want to visit the area, yet alone
live there. You must know what affect this has on the water in the area.
Sincerely, Gene Krings
* Where can I get observer
tickets? A "sub-critical" test is one that doesn't go "boom".
They've been making things that go "boom" 85 miles North of Las Vegas
for decades. I would be more concerned if they were still doing it above
ground. Nuclear testing is not an issue for me planning trips to Las
Vegas. What does concern me is price and availability of drinkable water
in the casinos and hotels (yeah I know, if I want water, buy a well
drink); electrical shortages due to increasing flow for the salmon runs
in the lower Colorado river (or is that the Snail Darter?); Nevada
residents opposition to letting me send my spent
nuclear waste through your state to Yucca Flats for long-term storage.
We're so scared of this stuff that we built a park around the
"temporary" storage lagoon, and families go there to picnic on sunny
days. Man and his structures were never meant to exist in the
fragile environment of the Nevada desert. Is it ethical for one
intolerable intrusion to suggest that another should not be there? The
Nuclear Test Facility is just one part of the grand mosaic that makes
Nevada interesting. Don Bartley Portland
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