JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

"Pete C." wrote in message
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HeyBub wrote:

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

Not to complicate the issue, but a number of arms control experts have
pointed out that there's only one way we'll stop "rogue states" from
eventually developing nuclear weapons: Eliminate civilian nuclear
power plants.

Every benefit comes with a hidden horror show.

Just shows you what pussies the so-called "arms control experts are."

Even I can think of a way to deal with "rogue states."

The whole attempt to link nuclear power and nuclear weapons is just a
scam from the paranoid and ignorant anti nuke groups. Nuclear power and
nuclear weapons have almost nothing to do with each other besides
"nuclear" in the name. Nonsense kind of like trying to link Nuclear
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (a.k.a. MRI) and nuclear weapons.

Wrong. All experts on the subject agree that civilian nuclear projects are a
potential source of dangerous material for the wrong kinds of people. The
issue becomes one of trust, and we know how far that goes. Physically
building the bomb itself isn't very complicated.

Again more hype. Power reactors don't produce material useful for bomb
making, and while conceptually building a bomb is simple, the devil is
in the details and building one that actually functions is very
difficult. The only potential from a power reactor is as a source of
material for a "dirty bomb" and those are very overhyped.


I'm not saying we should eliminate nuclear power generation, but if you
believe it's a good idea, then logically, you forfeit the right to act
surprised or annoyed when countries like Iran start rattling their swords.

I have no problem with Iran having power reactors, especially if they
keep them open to inspection by outside agencies, something they have no
reason not to do if they are only generating power. Heck they could put
up web cams in the plants so the whole world can watch and it would have
no effect on their ability to generate power.