# Why The Soviet Military Nuked Their Own Gas Wells Multiple Times

> The terms "nuclear explosions" and "peace" don't exactly sound alike. Yet, that's exactly what transpired merely a few decades ago, when the Soviet Union deployed nuclear weapons to extinguish oil well fires and…

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- **Published:** 2025-08-13
- **Category:** Science
- **Tags:** #soviet #exactly #explosions #military #multiple #nuclear #nuked #wells
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