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"Before the first atomic bomb test, scientists took the time to calculate whether the blast would ignite the nitrogen in Earth's atmosphere and incinerate us all. The risk was low and the test went off, but Rees wonders what the odds would have had to be to discourage the bomb makers."
from NY Times article "'Our Final Hour': Global Warning" (05/18/2003) on the book 'Our Final Hour' by Martin Rees
