Isn't this a stupid Idea?

Kann

http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1144852360

Extract :

"Tripoli, 26 July (AKI) - France and Libya have signed an accord to build a nuclear reactor for sea water desalinisation and clinched deals on military-industrial and research cooperation, as well as cultural, scientific and technical assistance. The two countries also signed a partnership agreement on health, illegal immigration, counter-terrorism.

The French anti-nuclear group Sortir du Nucleaire slammed the civilian nuclear energy deal, describing it as "irresponsible" and "unjustifiable bartering". The group accused Sarkozy of working to build up a "nuclear trust" with French companies Areva, Alstom and Bouygues.

"The nuclear deal will allow these companies to boost their business in Libya, especially by building nuclear power stations," it said.
"Sea water desalinisation is merely a subterfuge to attempt to justify nuclear energy," the group added."

note : Areva, Alstom and Bouygues are big big companies which are close to (but not exactly in) the militaro-industrial complex.

Do you think it's such a smart idea to give nuclear facilities to a dictator (this had already been done with sadam)? Even for civilian use?

polaris

if you're prepared to sell arms to these kinds of countries ... why not this?

CorporateWhore

Kann wrote:

The French anti-nuclear group Sortir du Nucleaire ...

Haha, does that mean Nuclear Sleep or Nuclear Rest? Heh, those french classes did come to SOME use.

Not a very badass title though.

Kann

CorporateWhore wrote:

Haha, does that mean Nuclear Sleep or Nuclear Rest? Heh, those french classes did come to SOME use.

Not a very badass title though.

Going out of the nuclear or Leaving nuclear
Spleeping is dormir.
What title would you suggest?

polaris wrote:

if you're prepared to sell arms to these kinds of countries ... why not this?

I don't know, I always thought of nuclear power as something we shouldn't try to reproduce everywhere. I don't agree with selling arms, but I view this as even worse.

CorporateWhore

Kann wrote:

Going out of the nuclear or Leaving nuclear
Spleeping is dormir.
What title would you suggest?

Nucleaire Asskickers

polaris

CorporateWhore wrote:

Haha, does that mean Nuclear Sleep or Nuclear Rest? Heh, those french classes did come to SOME use.

Not a very badass title though.

sortir is the verb to exit ...

CorporateWhore

polaris wrote:

sortir is the verb to exit ...

As we see, the french classes did not help.

polaris

Kann wrote:

I don't know, I always thought of nuclear power as something we shouldn't try to reproduce everywhere. I don't agree with selling arms, but I view this as even worse.

i'm not a proponent of nuclear power either but in the end it isn't about public well-being - it's about money ... we sell weapons to third world dictators knowing full well they'll be used against innocent people ... so, there really isn't any morality in the way these things develop ...

polaris

CorporateWhore wrote:

As we see, the french classes did not help.

fuck ... i hear ya on that ... useless ...

1970RR

polaris wrote:

i'm not a proponent of nuclear power either but in the end it isn't about public well-being - it's about money ... we sell weapons to third world dictators knowing full well they'll be used against innocent people ... so, there really isn't any morality in the way these things develop ...

You are right, the last thing the Libyans need is water.

polaris

1970RR wrote:

You are right, the last thing the Libyans need is water.

there are other ways of de-salinating water ... the article says the pact includes military deals as well ...

godpt3

didn't you know... Libya's not a terrorist anymore.

Of course, it helps that they're sitting on a pretty healthy untapped oil reserve.

soulsinging

no more stupid than a country electing a leader who can't even pronounce nuclear.