SECURE ENERGY? CIVIL NUCLEAR POWER, SECURITY AND GLOBAL WARMING

The risks of proliferation and nuclear terrorism by both state and non-state actors are simply uncontrollable. This report by Oxford Research Group gathers an impressive amount of evidence for the high security risk of nuclear technologies. At the same time, it shows that hopes for the climate-protecting potential of nuclear energy are entirely misplaced. We all have to work hard to spread this combination of insights into the international energy discussion very quickly and effectively, for decisions about future energy technologies are made today and have consequences far into the future. Although matters of global warming and global energy security obviously cannot be solved by one nation alone, the UK discussion is crucial in the current context. An influential player in Europe, with a cultural and political proximity to the United States, decisions taken in the UK are perceived and taken into account worldwide.

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