Source: TomDispatch
by Joshua Frank
“Nine countries now possess nuclear weapons and we have just seen the start of a new war in the Middle East over one more nation supposedly trying to acquire them. While we consider the dangers of such weapons and their capacity to cause massive destruction, we often overlook the risks associated with what still passes for ‘peaceful’ nuclear power. With that in mind, let me revisit a moment when that reality should have become far clearer. I had crawled into bed on March 10, 2011, opened my phone, and scrolled through my Instagram feed. The app was still fairly new then, and I was only following a dozen or so accounts, several from Japan. One amateur photographer there had posted photos minutes earlier of a fractured sidewalk and a toppled bookshelf. A massive earthquake had just rattled Tokyo.” [editor’s note: The fearmongerers continue to ignore the advances in “safe” nukes as a viable power source – SAT] (03/19/26)
https://tomdispatch.com/searching-for-solace-in-a-nuclearized-world/