Friday, December 8, 2017

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The event of earthquakes concentrated around Kerman, Iran, since September 20, 2017, seems to indicate an undisclosed underground testing range where nuclear warheads are being tested. The use of several detonations of varying powers is a simple way to hide nuclear tests as earthquakes, so that the tremor looks like a cycle and not a singular detonation (hence you detonate first a small charge, then your main warhead and maybe another smaller one later, for a simple model). The presence of significant thorium underground reserves may explain the persistence of smaller tremors in the area, as the Th232 may have been slightly transmuted to U233, which may also be used by Iran as an alternative for Pu239. Before September 20 the most significant tremors in the area were spread around a large area, indicating the usual seismic activity. Since then all tremors have happened in a very small circle which is located in hills north of Kerman. Fission products were first detected “near Kazakhstan” between Sept 25 – Oct 1s according to Rosguidromet, Russian state meteorological agency. This looks like an excellent confirmation that they originated nearby. A leak from the ground is possible.

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