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The politics of nuclear power (1976)
| Author | A.Roberts, G.Smith |
| Date | 1976 |
| Classification | 4.22.0.00/01 (AUSTRALIA - GENERAL) |
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From the publication:
I. The Political Importance of Nuclear Power Modern capitalism has turned increasingly towards technological 'advances' that are suspect in the extreme. They are marked by their dubious or plainly negative contribution to human welfare, and by their destructive effects on the environment. There are some whose harmfulness is now widely recognized - as, for example, the replacement of efficient mass transit by a commitment to the private automobile, the switch to detergents, the massive use of pesticides, the waste of energy in packaging (particularly the non-returnable bottle and the aluminium can). (1) It is now clear, however, that one particular development - the nuclear power industry - looms above all others, in its ominous implications for the future of humanity, and in its significance as an issue on which mass action against the system's irrationality is likely. Its predominance derives, firstly, from the sheer magnitude of the economic commitment involved. The leading capitalist countries intend to generate most of their electrical power by nuclear means before the turn of the century, necessitating an unprecedented speed of construction. Over the next decade alone, the U.S. government hopes to see nuclear capacity increased eightfold; France and Japan aim at roughly fifteen-fold growth.
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