Floating megabomb heaves to near the English coast

Re:Floating megabomb heaves to near the English coast by oswalk on Sunday September 29, 2024 @05:30AM (#41686070)

Is it unfeasible to ship these kinds of things in smaller loads? Why would you put any kind of dangerous material that would "obliterate the center of any port city" in the same place without strong guarantees that nothing will go wrong? A boat does not seem like that kind of place.

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Re:Floating megabomb heaves to near the English coast by dist-epoch on Sunday September 29, 2024 @07:29AM (#41686608)

This fertilizer is very difficult to detonate accidentally. Quite a few things need to go wrong. It's also used in huge quantities.

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Re:Floating megabomb heaves to near the English coast by op00to on Sunday September 29, 2024 @09:14AM (#41687161)

It is very easy to detonate on purpose though. Perhaps by contaminating it with fuel oil from the ship itself. “By accident”.

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Re:Floating megabomb heaves to near the English coast by lazide on Sunday September 29, 2024 @05:32AM (#41686075)

Hey, if you’re already packing ‘world destroying’ amounts of explosives and taking all the precautions, then why not make it 3x the amount?

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