The navy would not need to use a nuclear weapon, Clinton said, explaining that the navy could simply "blow up the well and cover the leak with piles and piles and piles of rock and debris."

海军将不需要使用核武器，他解释说，海军可以简单地“炸毁油井并良好覆盖漏洞，及岩石和碎片泄漏。”

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Also, bear in mind that when estimating likely collateral damage, operators will take account of blast, fragmentation, and debris prior to deploying any weapon.

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Unless it somehow managed to burrow a very long way down before exploding, such a weapon detonated beneath the earth's surface would throw up huge amounts of radioactive debris, a danger to all.

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