How a Nuke Will Solve BP's Oil Leak (and Maybe Kill Us All) 2.30K Matt Toder 05/31/10 11:18AM Filed to: Nukes Nukes Archival footage Deepwater horizon oil leak Bp British Petroleum TV Video In light of recent failures by BP to stop their oil leak, perhaps it's time to get aggressive. In this archival footage, the Soviets used a nuke to stop a leaking gas well. We're so screwed.