”End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”
JAN 2, 2024
LLAW’s THOUGHTS :
Tonight’s big story seems to be about whether a one-man authority can and/or will have the courage or the power (authority or otherwise) to start a nuclear war. Since I have not yet read the media article(s) below, I will offer my own common sense thoughts about such a question, which is absurd to even be asked to do so in a half-way sane world of humanity. But, that is not the kind of world we are all living in, so the question can be said to be a valid one, which gives me chills to even consider because we should never be living in this kind of world. But we are, and it is the pure insanity of a kind of insanity that caused me to use the everyday subtitle phrase for this nightly Post twice in the same sentence: ”End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”
We are not afraid to mindlessly dabble, no matter how errantly, in the insanity of nuclear power or nuclear war either, and some of us are quite proud of the apparent enormous courage we have within our forebrain to believe that both major uses of “all things nuclear” are good things — in the eyes of a very sick kind of humanity. And, on the bravery side of it all, we have long (perhaps always) fought wars against our adversaries no matter how poorly conceived the ‘need’ for war may have been. We take great pride in our wars and idolize the brave men and women who have fought in them and we grieve and honor them in untimely death, but what good has any war ever done for the good of all humanity and our Earth Mother herself? That is one side of the insanity I’m talking about, but the other is ‘nuclear’ insanity.
The word nucleus, altered later to the ‘ar’, or ‘nuclear’, probably was first used in 1841 as meaning the ‘center’ of something – say like a biological ‘cell’, but such a word was never considered as an important or significant part of much of anything until the French word ‘nucléaire’ began to be used for high ranking military generals in 1912 then followed by the physics generated term ‘nucleus’ of an atom and that it first described or accounted for the power of an atom in 1914, and then the concept of an ‘atomic’ bomb came along in 1945 for an atom’s destructive power (creating explosive heat) and the idea for an atomic bomb was born along with the concept of nuclear reactors for energy. That is a rather short and quick trip to the popularity of ‘all things nuclear’ today. I have actually been alive for all but the first 27 years of the ‘nuclear’ definition and a few years longer than the words ‘nuclear’ and ‘atomic’ have been used for power or destruction. That gives me pause, and should also make us also stop and think. The fact is, we have no idea what we are dealing with when one considers the ‘greater scheme’ of things — e.g. how our sun creates fusion and so we think we can too. That is where my concept of nuclear insanity enters the language of mankind in a huge and literally destructive way.
And then there are the addled minds and fingerprints of human insanity, believing that ‘all things nuclear’ are beneficial to mankind and that we can use them all to provide a better world for all of us, yet we have no idea of the consequences of just what the slightest error in judgement, engineering, construction, health and safety precautions, operational requirements, and, indeed, the ultimate future of using power and destruction we know virtually nothing about or how to even dispose of it as we create highly dangerous radioactivity, nor consciously what happens to us after going to war with our enemies that cannot help, all by itself, but be turned back on ourselves. That is the human insanity at the forefront of our dysfunctional brains. We can’t think clearly about things we know nothing about, but we are so proud that we we were smart enough to discover them, so they must be good for us, and they sure can keep us warm and our enemies at bay, so why worry about anything else?
And yet egomaniacal power-crazy money-worshipping men in political leadership positions around the world with absolutely no scientific understanding of what they are considering doing, are (by some of us) considered qualified to simply press the nuclear button? There is no man alive, were he clinically sane, who would even consider doing such a thing — even if he had millions or billions of supporters encouraging him to do so . . . but I suspect there are more than one of them in the nuclear-weapons countries who would feel dictatorially or authoritatively and insanely benevolently endowed with empowerment, and, with a great show of heroic courage, egotistically self-inclined to press the button while wearing his custom made goatskin gloves while declaring WWIII. ~llaw
ABOUT THE FOLLOWING ACCESS TO “LLAW’S ALL THINGS NUCLEAR” RELATED MEDIA:
There are 5 categories (plus a bonus category at the end for news about the Yellowstone caldera and others that also play an important role in humanity’s lives) as do ‘all things nuclear’ for you to pick from, usually with up to 3 linked most important media stories in each category, but sometimes fewer and occasionally even none. The Categories are listed below in their usual appearing order:
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- All Things Nuclear
- Nuclear Power
- Nuclear War
- Nuclear Power Emergencies
- Nuclear War Threats
- Yellowstone Caldera(There are no Yellowstone Caldera bonus stories available in tonight’s Post.)
Whenever there is an underlined link to a Category media news story, if you press or click on the link provided, you no longer have to cut and paste to your web browser, since this Post’s link will take you directly to the article in your browser.
A current Digest of major nuclear media headlines with automated links is listed below by nuclear Category (per above). There are no Yellowstone Caldera bonus stories available at the end of this Post. If a category heading does not appear, it means there was no news reported from this category today.
(Just a reminder: When linked, the access to the media story will be underlined. If there is no link to a media story of interest you can still copy and paste the headline and lead line into your browser to find the article you are seeking. Hopefully this will never happen.)
TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS (01/02/2024):
All Things Nuclear
NEWS
3 spy satellites, recon drones, nukes on North Korea’s 2024 threat list
Interesting Engineering
… all physical means and forces, including nuclear force, in case of … nuclear and ballistic missile programs since its first nuclear test in 2006.
Opinion | The president’s nuclear capabilities – The Washington Post
The Washington Post
Nuclear weapons are in all cases governed by a two-person rule. As far … Opinion|Nikki Haley explains what other things were about! 3. Opinion|I’m …
Nuclear power winning supporters, but restoring the industry could take more than we think
The Sheridan Press
… Nuclear Energy. “Now all of that is being painfully rebuilt, but it takes time, and until we fix those things I’m afraid we’ll continue to see …
Nuclear Power
NEWS
Nuclear power winning supporters, but restoring the industry could take more than we think
The Sheridan Press
An illustration shows the TerraPower and GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Natrium technology, which features a sodium fast reactor combined with a molten …
Nuclear energy – Financial Times – Financial Times
Carbon-Free Energy Is the Name of the Game: Renewables, Nuclear Poised for Growth
POWER Magazine
Solar, wind, and nuclear power, as well as battery storage systems, are the obvious winners as the world aims to decarbonize energy systems.
‘No abnormalities’ reported at Japanese nuclear plants following earthquake
World Nuclear News
Japanese nuclear power plant operators have reported some minor damage, but no public safety issues, following the 7.6 magnitude earthquake which …
Nuclear War
NEWS
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Casualties reported as Ukraine hit by wave of strikes after Putin …
Sky News
Ukraine is enduring more strikes today, including a combined missile and drone attack on Kyiv. Poland has responded by putting two pairs of F-16 …
Opinion | The president’s nuclear capabilities – The Washington Post
The Washington Post
No one human being should have the sole and singular authority to start a nuclear war that could eradicate mankind. As the law stands, the …
Military technology is outpacing our diplomatic capacity | The Hill
The Hill
It was not long ago when adversaries, recognizing their interests in avoiding nuclear war, engaged in arms control negotiations to provide for …
Nuclear Power Emergencies
NEWS
NRC issues report on emergency generator at South Carolina nuclear plant
Daily Energy Insider
… emergency diesel generator at the V.C. Summer nuclear power plant in Jenkinsville, S.C.. NRC classified its finding as “white,” which reflects low …
Powerful quake rocks Japan, nearly 100000 residents ordered to evacuate – Reuters
Reuters
… emergencies. Kanazawa resident Ayako Daikai said she had evacuated to a … Hokuriku’s Shika plant in Ishikawa, the closest nuclear power station …
Duke Energy Progress to test sirens near Brunswick Nuclear Plant – WECT
WECT
Broadcasting …
Nuclear War Threats
NEWS
N. Korea’s Kim orders military to prepare for possible ‘war‘ | Macau Business
Macau Business
International, MNA | North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wrapped up the year with fresh threats of a nuclear attack on Seoul and orders for a military …
Russian media urges Putin to attack British warship – UK Defence Journal
UK Defence Journal
… nuclear war to want to respond other than strong words and threats to a ‘British’ problem. Probably very short sighted but I could see it happen …
North Korea’s Kim says military should ‘thoroughly annihilate’ US, South Korea if provoked
ABC News
… nuclear threat. “The Republic of Korea is building genuine, lasting peace through strength, not a submissive peace that is dependent on the …
