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Lessons from Fukushima
Anniversaries have a way of generating reflection and re-assessment, and that is a good thing. But next week’s anniversary of the Fukushima catastrophe risks missing a huge piece of the story – that ALL things nuclear are inherently risky and that our assumptions about how we can control them need to be rethought. Read more »
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Posted by Paul Carroll on March 9, 2012
arms control, disarmament, fukushima, nuclear energy plants, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Nuclear Power, Nuclear proliferation, Nuclear technology, Nuclear Weapons
The Objective and Ulterior Motive for Iran Sanctions
Sanctions for What? - Paul Pillar in The National Interest Read more »
Posted on August 10, 2011
The Lesson of Fukushima, Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Sixty-six years and hundreds of kilometers separate the disaster at Fukushima and the hibakusha, the Japanese word for survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings of August 6 and 9, 1945. But the lesson is the same: Nuclear technology is inherently dangerous whether in a nuclear power plant or a nuclear bomb. Read more »
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Posted by Joe Cirincione on August 8, 2011
Japan, fukushima, Nagasaki, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Weapons, U.S. Nuclear Policy, United States
Congress's Endless Push for Tougher Iran Sanctions
Senators Press Obama on Iran’s Central Bank - Jay Solomon in the Wall Street Journal Read more »
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Posted on August 8, 2011
Fukushima “Aftershocks” Continue
Japan’s victory in the women’s World Cup championship owned the headlines earlier this week.  The news provided some much needed morale-building four months after the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami devastated much of the nation. Read more »
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Posted by Ploughshares Fund on July 22, 2011
Japan, fukushima, Health and Environmental Effects, Nuclear Power, TEPCO, Other
The Rachel Maddow Show
Joe provides MSNBC's Rachel Maddow with analysis of the breaking news on the Missouri River flood and what it means for the Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant in Nebraska. Read more »
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Posted on June 30, 2011
Health and Environmental Effects, Missouri River, Nebraska, Nuclear Power, The Rachel Maddow Show, United States
Media and Expert Resources on Japanese Nuclear Crisis
A deadly earthquake and tsunami in Japan have left thousands dead and even more imperiled.  Critical situations at two nuclear power plants in Fukushima, Japan have left workers scrambling to restore stability inside the five reactor cores.  For reporters and researchers, Ploughshares Fund recommends the following nuclear experts for the best analysis on the evolving situation: Read more »
Posted by Reid Pauly on March 14, 2011
Japan, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Center for American Progress, energy, fukushima, Health and Environmental Effects, Institute of International Studies, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Materials, Other