DLSC ENGLISH 2 - Research Progress #4

Topic: Nuclear Weapons= World w/o Nuclear Weapons in Allied States

Satisfy - Pronuclear arguments

...Antinuclear advocates exaggerate the dangers of plutonium. After all, the substance is easily safeguarded because it's produced in very small quantities. Furthermore, other dangerous poisons--like lead, which has an infinite half-life--are continually being spewed into the environment.

...Antinuclear activists often complain that the potential damage caused by atomic power isn't covered by any insurance companies. But the reason such businesses haven't insured the industry is simply that they have no actuarial experience on which to base their rates.

...The question of the risks of nuclear power is a deeply technical issue that only well-informed scientists, in that specific field, can understand . . . and the majority of such people support nuclear power.

...Every activity--including driving a car--is risky. It's impossible to have a risk-free society. Consequently the benefits of an action must be weighed against its hazards . . . and nuclear power's benefits outweigh its risks.

Source:

http://www.ratical.org/radiation/CNR/top10args.html

DLSC ENGLISH 2 - Research Progress #3

Topic: Nuclear Weapons= World w/o Nuclear Weapons in Allied States

Action - Info: (against) Movements against Nuclear Weapons/Power

The anti-nuclear movement in the Philippines aimed to stop the construction of nuclear power facilities and terminate the presence of American military bases, which were believed to house nuclear weapons on Philippine soil. Anti-nuclear demonstrations were led by groups such as the Nuclear-Free Philippines Coalition and No Nukes Philippines. A focal point for protests in the late 1970s and 1980s was the proposed Bataan Nuclear power Plant, which was built but never operated. The project was criticized for being a potential threat to public health, especially since the plant was located in an earthquake zone.

The demand of the anti-nuclear movement for the removal of military bases culminated in a 1991 Philippine Senate decision to stop extending the tenure of US facilities in the Philippines. Tons of toxic wastes were left behind after the US withdrawal and anti-nuclear and other groups worked to provide assistance for the bases' cleanup.

Source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-nuclear_movement_in_the_Philippines