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Some call it crazy, others say nothing else has worked to stop the oil gushing into the gulf of mexico. so why not try the nuclear option? that is sealing the busted well shut with a nuclear blast? the russians have tried it before. so why not the u.s.? we take a closer look at whether going nuclear really is our best option. >> 3, 2, 1. >> reporter: it's a crazy last resort kind of idea. but what if it works? what if nuking the well finally stops the oil from surging into the gulf? do you remember where you were standing when this nuclear device was detonated? >> oh, yes, i was standing at th...

Standing when this nuclear device was detonated? >> oh, yes. i was standing at the control point. it's exciting to know it went well and everything worked as we expected. >> reporter: this 80-year-old is one of the few people you will likely meet who saw not one but nine nuclear explosions. he helped run project plow share, a program in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s to find peaceful, practical uses for low radiation nuclear devices. when you see what's going on in the gulf, did it come into your mind this is a perfect use for some sort of small nuclear device? >> it certainly did. knowing the rus...

Standing when this nuclear device was detonated? >> oh, yes, i was standing at the control point. it was exciting to know that it went and everything worked about as we expected. >> reporter: 80-year-old milo is one of the few people you'll meet who saw not one, but nine nuclear explosions. he helped run project plow share. a program in the 1950s, '60s, and '70s to find peaceful, practical uses for low-radiation nuclear devices. >> with the tremendous energy of the peaceful atom. >> when you see what's going on in the gulf, did it come into your mind this is a perfect use for some sort of a sm...

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