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Isn't this a stupid Idea?

KannKann Posts: 1,146
edited July 2007 in A Moving Train
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?
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Comments

  • polarispolaris Posts: 3,527
    if you're prepared to sell arms to these kinds of countries ... why not this?
  • CorporateWhoreCorporateWhore Posts: 1,890
    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.
    All I know is that to see, and not to speak, would be the great betrayal.
    -Enoch Powell
  • KannKann Posts: 1,146
    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.
  • CorporateWhoreCorporateWhore Posts: 1,890
    Kann wrote:
    Going out of the nuclear or Leaving nuclear
    Spleeping is dormir.
    What title would you suggest?

    Nucleaire Asskickers
    All I know is that to see, and not to speak, would be the great betrayal.
    -Enoch Powell
  • polarispolaris Posts: 3,527
    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 ...
  • CorporateWhoreCorporateWhore Posts: 1,890
    polaris wrote:
    sortir is the verb to exit ...

    As we see, the french classes did not help.
    All I know is that to see, and not to speak, would be the great betrayal.
    -Enoch Powell
  • polarispolaris Posts: 3,527
    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 ...
  • polarispolaris Posts: 3,527
    CorporateWhore wrote:
    As we see, the french classes did not help.

    fuck ... i hear ya on that ... useless ...
  • 1970RR1970RR Posts: 281
    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.
  • polarispolaris Posts: 3,527
    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 ...
  • godpt3godpt3 Posts: 1,020
    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.
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  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    no more stupid than a country electing a leader who can't even pronounce nuclear.
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