“The only certainty is that the chances of succeeding in the unprecedented quest to create a new energy system compatible with long-term survival of high-energy civilization remain uncertain.”
Nuclear Dangers: Part 4–Comparative Instantaneous Fatalities
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Now we will finally start comparing probable effects of a tactical nuclear strike to a bad nuclear meltdown. We will start with immediate deaths you could expect from each event. This is not much of a comparison: the answer is going to be “a tactical nuclear strike would entail far, far more deaths than a nuclear meltdown.” But let’s go through the comparison process nevertheless.
Nuclear Dangers: Part 3–Qualitative Characteristics of Dirty Nuclear
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Now I want to look at the characteristics of a good “dirty bomb”, so that we can tell if a nuclear power plant would make an effective one. We want to know here, what are the dangers involved in Russia controlling Ukrainian nuclear power plants and having free reign to cause whatever mischief they want with them?
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