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Originally posted by moe.ron
Actually, nuclear power is a very clean (aside from the fact that chenobryl part II could happen) sustainable energy. i know another country that is an oil exporting country that is also looking into nuclear power program, that is Indonesia. And no, no weapons will be made from that program because they are outsourcing the development. Two countries are in the front of the bidding process, South Africa and Australia.
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That is true, but remember an important reason why Chernobyl happened; that nuclear power plant had inadequate oversight, something typical in command-and-control societies. Also, such authoritarian nations are typically the worst when it comes to environmental issues.
I have far greater faith in Indonesia, than I do in Iran when it comes to the actual pursuit of a clean environment, as well as the operation of a legitimate nuclear power program with adequate oversight.
Does anyone really believe that if a 3 Mile Island type incident were to occur in Iran, and if the Iranian government were able to suppress that news, that we would ever know about it? I really don't believe so. Let's not forget that some of the most powerful Ayatollahs (not of rock and rolla) in Iran have explicitly stated, repeatedly, that if Iran were to obtain a nuclear weapon, it would be bound for Israel. And Israel would absolutely retaliate with their nuclear weapons.