On Sat, 13 Apr 1996, Buddha Buck wrote:
> Alan Davis wrote: > > > > > > On Fri, 12 Apr 1996, Bruce Perens wrote: > > > > > Buddha Buck: > > > > > > > > what/where is Kwajalein? > > > > > > Ever see that picture of an atomic bomb test, taken from an airplane, > > > where there is a circle of old battleships a few miles from where the > > > bomb goes off, and they get thrown around like toys? I think that's > > > Kwajalein atoll. I think people can live there again now. > > > > Actually, I believe that was Eniwetok Atoll, or else Bikini---those > > are the two atolls on which the testing was done. Kwajalein is the > > current target of missile test shots from Vandenburg Air Force Base on > > the West Coast, and was never the site of any of the nuclear tests. > > As to whether you would care to live on either Bikini or Eniwetok, you > > are on your own, though I don't know that much... Some local natives > > were moved back home, then off again. They are really hard up. There > > was a US (Dept of Energy?) Marine Laboratory for many years at > > Eniwetok, the Mid Pacific Marine Laboratory, and researchers did live > > there. > > So we have a time zone file for either a) a nuclear test site, or b) a > missile test range target. > > Why? Kwajalein uses probably Pacific Standard Time (PST) so their time is synced on the missile launches. All around the area is either +12 or -12, depending on which side of the Date Line you are on. Alan
