>>2039548Its not a bad bet.
Ratio of nuclear to explosion had been going up for 2 decades by that point. So the idea is that it would be slightly hazardous when building, but not when in use as transit area.
Think jetliner airplane levels of radiation, but for driving on the ground..
Then the soviets tried it, and the clay is still contaminated to this day, alongside t he duststorm you get.
And then anti proliferation doubled down. You can still see this to this day on the internet, as India's nuclear power program is still in bold letters on wikipedia as "India and weapons of mass destruction"
