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Unexploded Bombs in the Gulf of Mexico?
October 14, 2012 | Texas A&M

“Millions of pounds of unexploded bombs and other military ordnance that were dumped decades ago in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as off the coasts of both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, could now pose serious threats to shipping lanes and the 4,000 oil and gas rigs in the Gulf, warns two Texas A&M University oceanographers.” Quoted from the Texas A&M press release.


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