Inspired by: ​⁠ @nerd_show

💥 What if you used 250 nuclear bombs to dig a canal? That’s exactly what the USSR tried. The plan? Connect the Pechora and Kama rivers, redirect water into the Volga, and save the shrinking Caspian Sea. But instead of excavators, they chose nuclear explosions ☢️ In 1971, three underground bombs 💣💣💣 — each 💥 15 kilotons — were detonated, forming a crater 700 meters long and 380 meters wide. They called it safe 🧪 But radioactive fallout ☣️ spread beyond Soviet borders, triggering global outrage 🌍 The project, named ""Taiga"" 🌲, was shut down. The blast site became a lake 🧬 — now known as Nuclear Lake — where radiation still lingers ⚠️ Not deadly, but not safe either 🚷. It’s a chilling reminder of the Cold War era, when nuclear ambition collided with environmental reality 🌪️ One of the boldest — and most dangerous — geoengineering experiments in human history 🛠️

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