Earth Scientist Discovers New Tool for Detecting Clandestine Nuclear Tests

June 8, 2011

Earth Scientist Discovers New Tool for Detecting Clandestine Nuclear Tests

Earth Sciences Professor Ralph von Frese leads a group of researchers who have discovered a new tool for detecting illegal nuclear explosions: the Earth’s global positioning system (GPS). The work was unveiled at the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) meeting this week.

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http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/gpsnukes.htm