Nuclear power: why is it so unpopular? | The Economist
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The meltdown at a nuclear power station in Fukushima, Japan, ten years ago stoked anxieties about nuclear energy. But nuclear is one of the safest, most reli...

For the most part, this is a good, informative video about the advantages of nuclear energy.

Then, at 9:00 they talk about the danger of nuclear weapon proliferation. Obviously, this is a scary subject and requires scary footage. Guess what they chose?

Nuclear weapons test footage?

No.

Muslims praying.

Marg Bar The Economist.

  • Barabas [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    The US and Israel have spent the last 30 years scaremongering about Iran and Iraq and WMDs. The Iraq invasion was predicated on it.

    Not that they've done anything wrong, but it is an unsurprising take from the economist.