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Thursday, June 9, 2011

GPS Stations Can Detect Clandestine Nuclear Tests

GPS Stations Can Detect Clandestine Nuclear Tests
Viennna, Austria (SPX) Jun 09, 2011 - At the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) meeting this week, American researchers are unveiling a new tool for detecting illegal nuclear explosions: the Earth's global positioning system (GPS). Even underground nuclear tests leave their mark on the part of the upper atmosphere known as the ionosphere, the researchers discovered, when they examined GPS data recorded ... more
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