Evan ProdromouNo nuclear program
Public nuclear program w/int'l inspections
Secret nuclear program
Other (please specify)
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Bruce Elrick@evan
Jeepers, controlled energy generation or warheads?
M. Grégoire@virtuous_sloth
That's the question. I suppose @evan probably has the former in mind, as few would answer that countries ought to pursue nuclear weapons.
That's the question. I suppose @evan probably has the former in mind, as few would answer that countries ought to pursue nuclear weapons.
@mpjgregoire @virtuous_sloth should any countries have nuclear weapons? And if yes, which ones?
@evan
The world would be better off if no countries had nuclear weapons. Most people believe that, don't they?
@mpjgregoire @virtuous_sloth right. I think that's the point of the non-proliferation treaty: that non-weapons-holding countries can develop nuclear power without making weapons, and that countries with weapons will disarm.
Four countries (India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea) didn't sign the deal, and now have weapons.
Right now, the US is bombing one NPT signatory on behalf of one of the non-signatories.
So, should countries be like Israel, or like Iran?
@mpjgregoire @virtuous_sloth it's better if no countries have them. But some countries *do* have them. So what should other countries do?
@evan People keep telling me these days that renewables are cheaper than nuclear power plants, so maybe now no country should have nuclear programmes, peaceful or otherwise. I certainly don't think a Gulf State should be spending money on nuclear energy — they have no shortage of sunlight or of fossil fuels.
My answer to the poll was "No nuclear programme". Though I meant more that countries that don't have one shouldn't start, than that France should shut down Areva.
Stefan Monnier@mpjgregoire @evan @virtuous_sloth Yup, the only valid purpose I can see is scientific research and medical applications (not sure where I stand w.r.t nuclear powered vehicles like aircraft carriers and submarines), both of which rely on very small reactors, AFAIK.
Olivier Mehani@evan @mpjgregoire @virtuous_sloth I voted no program, thinking weapons, but you can't do that without trust, though. Ukraine did the right thing https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Memorandum, and is now getting attacked by one signatory, and extorted by another.
