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by sonnyblarney 2863 days ago
Nuclear is good as long as it has very stable, secure and responsible local governance. You can't have political instability, people cutting corners, lack of oversight, lack of security or lack of resources ... or you have problems.

To me that's the problem with Nuclear. Following specific rules and conventions, some nations will be fine, but so many ... it's iffy. If Vietnam gets a couple plants, Burma, Laos, Cambodia etc. will want one too and then the risk of something bad happening just starts to crawl up.
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eeZah7Ux 2863 days ago
> Nuclear is good as long as it has very stable, secure and responsible local governance.

...and no terrorist attacks. And no war.

And the governance remains stable and responsible for the next 100 years.

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ben_w 2863 days ago
They’ve managed to not break even though they’ve been in counties which have been at war (Israel), experienced a military coup (Pakistan), disintegrated (USSR), and experienced terrorism (UK, USA), so none of that is strictly necessary.
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