Re: Nuke Weapon Mishaps--was Re: Bill Joy on the CBS evening news

From: Ross A. Finlayson (raf@tiki-lounge.com)
Date: Sat Jan 06 2001 - 00:22:32 MST


Damien Broderick wrote:

> At 05:47 PM 5/01/01 -0500, Mike Lorrey wrote:
>
> >What you fail to show with your many examples of one case where
> >catastrophe resulted from nuclear accidents. Chernobyl is the best
> >candidate, and that was more an accident that proved the incompetency of
> >communism, not nuclear technology.
>
> What a stroke of luck that no nation today is communist!
>
> Well, aside from the most populous one in the world.
>
> Damien Broderick

Are you trying to say that Communist China is communist? How come there's
only one party, then? India isn't communist.

Nuclear technology is pretty good. There is a small chance of radiation
release, versus imminent chance of toxic emissions from some more pollutant
power sources.

Ross

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