Nuclear Explosions for the National Economy used to put out runaway gas well fires and a methane blow out. There were in fact two programs: All together, the "Program 7" conducted 115 nuclear explosions. Among them: These explosions were financed by various ministries: 51 explosions were financed by the Ministry for Geology, 26 explosions were financed by the Ministry for Natural Gas, 13 explosions were financed by the Ministry for Oil, 19 explosions were financed by the MinSredMash itself (the predecessor of the Federal Atomic Energy Agency). There were two large explosions of 140 kilotons and 105 kilotons; all others were relatively small with an average
Caliban in the Coal Mines God, You don't know what it is — You, in Your well-lighted sky — Watching the meteors whizz; Warm, with a sun always by. God, if You had but the moon Stuck in Your cap for a lamp, Even You'd tire of it soon, Down in the dark and the damp. Nothing but blackness above And nothing that moves but the cars … God, if You wish for our love, Fling us a handful of stars! Caliban in the Coal Mines Caliban in the Coal Mines was written by the American poet Louis Untermeyer (1885–1977) and published in his 1914