LLAW’s “ALL THINGS NUCLEAR” #464 (11/28/2023)
“End nuclear insanity before nuclear insanity ends humanity”
NOV 28, 2023
LLAW’s COMMENTARY: (About Chicken Little)
Some would say, and rightly so, that this Post is like the stories of “Henny Penny”, who, when an acorn falls from a tree and hits her on the head, believes the sky is falling, and rushes off in fear to warn the world that “The Sky is Falling”. But, depending on the version, the moral of the drama varies according to experience and reality. Where there is a “happy ending,” the moral of the story is to have courage rather than be a “chicken”. The tale is also sometimes regarded as a warning not to believe everything one is told in some versions, like when the chickens end up being eaten by the foxes, implying that Henny Penny’s tale of danger is a fact, but others don’t believe her preposterous story and dismiss it out of hand, paying no heed to her warnings only to be end up eaten. The real moral of the story, in any case, is that anyone who believes that their warnings are legitimate based on their own judgement and experience should not be ridiculed and laughed at, unceremoniously dismissed by those who are too disinterested or mentally lazy to check the warnings for themselves are courageous? “Courage” and “Ignorance” are not synonyms by any definition.
So it seems the two-sided story of “Chicken Little” is the same story as “All Things Nuclear”, including the threats of nuclear war and the dangers of nuclear power plants, where nuclear deterrence is a made-up agreement where the fox won’t eat the chicken for a political and/or commercial agreement kind of morality, while nuclear threats are, in fact, false warnings from those that we are told not to believe because they are extensions of the magical word deterrence in the form of intended fear of retaliation and that nuclear war can go no further than threats because the war can go no further than the deterrence ‘agreements’ allows (that are already being ripped to shreds by the way) . . . and therefor there is nothing to see here? The same insanity applies to nuclear generated power — perhaps moreso — because we are not smart enough to understand that all things nuclear are of the same ilk, no matter what it is used for.
Also, accepting the nuclear deterrence/ignorance insanity is “Courageous”? But not believing or accepting the political or commercial propaganda of greedy self-aggrandized men whose profession is lying to the rest of us, is being “Chicken”? llolloll! ~llaw
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TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS (11/28/2023):
All Things Nuclear
NEWS
The militarized AI risk that’s bigger than “killer robots” – Vox
Vox
This goes for everything from drones to nuclear-armed missiles, bombers, and submarines. Of course, it’s nuclear-armed missiles, bombers, and …
As the US faces down new nuclear threats, will Cold War solutions work once again?
Atlantic Council
What needs to change about US nuclear weapons strategy? New Atlanticist … All rights reserved. Privacy Policy · Cookie Policy · Terms and conditions …
Portland nuclear power startup NuScale hit with investor lawsuit – KLCC
KLCC
… about a major project promised to usher in a new age of nuclear power … Next Up: 5:00 PM All Things Considered. 0:00. 0:00. Eye 5. KLCC. 0:00 0:00.
Nuclear Power
NEWS
For the First Time Since ’65, the U.S. Military Will Blast a Nuclear Reactor Into Space
Popular Mechanics
The U.S. military is giving Lockheed Martin $33.7 million to make a nuclear–powered spacecraft. Here are the details.
IAEA says a dozen countries to be equipped with nuclear power – Reuters
Reuters
… nuclear power plant. Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, speaks at a news briefing in Okuma …
Advanced Nuclear Energy Is In Trouble | The Breakthrough Institute
The Breakthrough Institute
Meanwhile, forthcoming new cost estimates from TerraPower and XEnergy as part of the Department of Energy’s Advanced Reactor Deployment Program are …
Nuclear War
NEWS
As the US faces down new nuclear threats, will Cold War solutions work once again?
Atlantic Council
During the Cold War, the United States had to determine how to deter nuclear attacks on its territory, how to extend deterrence to cover allies, and …
A Nuclear Attack by Design — or by Accident — Must Never Happen – IDN-InDepthNews
IDN-InDepthNews
Q: Will the new Cold War also have a negative impact, sooner or later, on the UN’ s primary role in its longstanding campaign for nuclear disarmament?
The militarized AI risk that’s bigger than “killer robots” – Vox
Vox
This is what the Soviet Union was doing in 1983 — relying on a massive computer that used thousands of variables to warn leaders if a nuclear attack …
Nuclear Power Emergencies
NEWS
NRC Provides Emergency Preparedness Flexibility for SMRs and Advanced Reactors
Morgan Lewis
… emergency planning that accounts for the lower-risk … energy sector, including nuclear reactor licensing, regulatory compliance, and nuclear exports.
Zaporizhia NPP loses power connection during increased military activity
Nuclear Engineering International
… nuclear safety and security in an armed conflict. It is vital that the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant tests its emergency response arrangements.
Nuclear War Threats
NEWS
As the US faces down new nuclear threats, will Cold War solutions work once again?
Atlantic Council
During the Cold War, the United States executed its deterrence strategy to make credible threats that it would use nuclear weapons if its conventional …
IAEA chief Rafael Grossi speaks to FRANCE 24 about global nuclear threats
France 24
IAEA chief Rafael Grossi speaks to FRANCE 24 about global nuclear threats … North Korea. Happening now. Features · Israel-Hamas war · Gaza Strip …
IAEA chief Rafael Grossi speaks to FRANCE 24 about global nuclear threats – YouTube
YouTube
… nuclear threats in Ukraine and North Korea. Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen LIVE – Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https …
Yellowstone Caldera
NEWS
Iwo-jima Volcano (Volcano Islands, Japan): Ongoing Eruptive Activity Forms V-shaped Island
Volcano Discovery
Earthquakes often precede volcanic eruptions. Find out where the latest earthquakes in the vicinity of volcanoes have occurred. Yellowstone quakes.