Editing Project Chariot (section)

{{Short description|1958 proposal to use nukes to create an artificial harbor at Cape Thompson, Alaska}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2018}}
[[File:Project Chariot plans.jpg|right|thumb|250px|One of the ''Chariot'' schemes involved chaining five thermonuclear devices to create the artificial harbor. The illustration shows both the original extent of excavation, and a reduced scope.]]
'''Project Chariot''' was a 1958 [[United States Atomic Energy Commission]] proposal to construct an artificial harbor at [[Cape Thompson, Alaska|Cape Thompson]] on the [[Alaska North Slope|North Slope]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Alaska]] by burying and detonating a string of [[nuclear explosions|nuclear devices]].
[[File:Chariot, AK.JPG|thumb|Aerial shot of Chariot, AK, located near Cape Thompson, the proposed site of an artificial harbor to be created using chained nuclear explosions.]] The project originated as part of [[Operation Plowshare]], a research project to find [[Peaceful nuclear explosions|peaceful uses for nuclear explosives]]. Substantial local opposition, objections from physical and social scientists engaged in environmental studies, and the absence of any credible economic  benefit caused the plan to be quietly shelved.
[[File:Chariot, AK (2).JPG|thumb|Aerial shot of Chariot, AK looking to the east]]