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treestar

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9. No they should not

Reply to another_liberal (Original post)

Sun Dec 28, 2014, 01:49 PM

Dec 2014

That sounds like a recipe for disaster.

However, no international treaty has been executed to the effect that nuclear power plant are prohibited anywhere, so who is to enforce this and how?

I mean I'm sure Ukraine should not have them but who is going to make them close them down? What are they to use instead? Oil? Solar or wind?

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Should an unstable, bankrupt country operate nuclear power plants. [View all] another_liberal Dec 2014 OP

Oops sorry I thought you were asking about the US. Kalidurga Dec 2014 #1

I thought exactly the same thing! Brigid Dec 2014 #3

Oh good Kalidurga Dec 2014 #4

I thought the same thing Politicalboi Dec 2014 #6

There are lots of days when I am very happy that Reagan is no longer president Kalidurga Dec 2014 #7

I thought they were talking about Russia. Igel Dec 2014 #24

Like Russia under Putin? Archae Dec 2014 #2

Is Russia "unstable" and "bankrupt?" another_liberal Dec 2014 #8

No, but... reACTIONary Dec 2014 #27

How long will it take for the USA to shut down all its plants before it falls? on point Dec 2014 #5

If our society falls apart, many likely won't be shut down . . . another_liberal Dec 2014 #10

No they should not treestar Dec 2014 #9

"If you break it, you own it." another_liberal Dec 2014 #12

So the US should go in and shut down the power plants? treestar Dec 2014 #14

I don't think we should do anything of the sort . . . another_liberal Dec 2014 #19

So what would that be? treestar Dec 2014 #20

"forcing the overthrow of a democratically elected government and installing our hand-picked junta" EX500rider Dec 2014 #15

The Ukrainians in the Donbass apparently opted out. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2014 #17

... NuclearDem Dec 2014 #11

... SidDithers Dec 2014 #13

Yeah, failing nuclear infrastructure is ROFL funny. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2014 #16

Yeah, it's not the reactor that's causing such hilarity...nt SidDithers Dec 2014 #18

Enlighten us then as to what's so funny. Octafish Dec 2014 #28

No, even stable wealthy countries are reducing their reliance on nuclear bananas Dec 2014 #21

Actually, they're reducing because of the chicken little "sky is falling" NuclearDem Dec 2014 #23

Sounds like a recipe for disaster dissentient Dec 2014 #22

Interesting Question.... KoKo Dec 2014 #25

rt arely staircase Dec 2014 #26