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The Qattara Project was an Egyptian plan in the 70s and 80s to flood Qattara Depression (size of Lake Ontario) using a channel from the Mediterranian sea created by controlled nuclear explosions. How feasible was the Project? Have any nuclear power was willing to provide 213 nuclear bombs needed?

by /u/Kerkinitis in /r/AskHistorians

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