A Hiroshima Day Apology
We inherit from the past our own conditions of living. We inherit the burdens, responsibilities and sacrifices, as well as the opportunities. Whether I like it or not, I am part of the rationale against you, that led to the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. All this I owe to you, Japan, when I apologise. ..
Apologising for the bomb: a letter on our anniversary, The Drum, Luke Stickels, 5 August 11 Dear Japan, Today marks 66 years since your city, Hiroshima, faced the world’s first ever nuclear attack, and I thought I would write to apologise……..
at approximately 8.15am on 6 August, 1945, the United States dropped a gun-type atomic bomb called Little Boy on Hiroshima. Between 70,000-80,000 people, or approximately 30 per cent of Hiroshima’s population, were killed instantly by what the subsequent US Bombing Survey termed “inefficient” nuclear fission, which nevertheless cleared 12 square kilometers of the city and 69 per cent of its buildings. Continue reading
Jesus does not love nukes – Christians and Atheists agree on this
The Christians Bryan Cones at U.S. Catholic was elated by the news. “We can be grateful today that the U.S. Air Force will no longer include biblical or Christian justifications for the use of nuclear weapons in its ethics training for officers,”
Atheists, Christians Agree: Jesus Wouldn’t Launch Nukes – – The Atlantic Wire, John Hudson,4 Aug 11, A curious mix of vigilant atheists and devout Christians are celebrating the Air Force’s decision to suspend a Christian-themed course taught to nuclear missile launch officers at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
For almost 20 years, military chaplains presented these officers with slides filled with biblical references such as “Revelation 19:11 Jesus Christ is the mighty warrior” and Christian literature, such as St. Augustine’s Just War Theory, in an attempt to dismantle the moral and ethical qualms of annihilating human beings with nuclear weapons. Surprise! Not everyone liked it. Continue reading
USA Air Force to discontinue religious justification for nuclear war
In addition to using Jesus to justify nuclear war, the course also referenced German rocket scientist Wernher Von Braun as an authority on the morality of nuclear war. A questionable reference since Von Braun was once a member of the Nazi Party and used Jews imprisoned in concentration camps to build V-2 rockets for Hitler’s Third Reich.
Secular victory: Air Force ends Bible study for nuclear launch officers, Michael Stone, Humanist Examiner, August 3, 2011 In a victory for secular America and the U.S. Constitution, the United States Air Force has suspended a Bible based, Christian themed course mandated for all nuclear launch officers. Continue reading
How Air Force Officers are taught that nuclear bombing is OK with God
the intent of quoting Bible passages was to make officers feel “comfortable” about launching nuclear weapons and signing a legal document stating they had “no moral qualms” about “turning the key” if ordered to do so.
‘Jesus loves nukes’ Bruce Ross’s Blog 27 July 11. “…….Former Air Force Capt. Damon Bosetti, 27, who attended missile officer training in 2006 and was stationed at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, Montana, said he and his colleagues used to call the religious section of the ethics training the “Jesus loves nukes speech.” Continue reading
Brief memorial visit to Okuma’s irradiated zone
Wearing full-body protective gear and white face masks because of the continued risk of radiation exposure, the families bowed their heads in silence
Villagers hold memorial in nuke plant’s shadow, The Modesto Bee, By ERIC TALMADGE – Jul. 24, 2011, OKUMA, Japan — Under tight government supervision, dozens of villagers from a town where the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant is located ventured deep into an irradiated no-man’s land Sunday to hold a belated memorial for friends and relatives killed by Japan’s earthquake and tsunami. Continue reading
Tragedy of a Japanese farmer who cares about his cows
VIDEO http://www.ukprogressive.co.uk/new-japan-law-cleanses-bad-nuclear-news/article13589.html New Japan Law Cleanses Bad Nuclear News,,UK PROGRESSIVE THEODORA FILIS | JULY 24, 2011 “……..Uncanny Terrain: Yoshizawa’s ranch is 14km downwind from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The government ordered him to kill his 300 cows. Most of his neighbors’ animals are gone, but some have been released and joined his herd. Yoshizawa refuses to kill his cows. He wants them to be studied for the effects of radiation. Continue reading
Desmond Tutu warns on the system of nuclear weapons apartheid
We must not tolerate a system of nuclear apartheid, in which it is considered legitimate for some states to possess nuclear arms but patently unacceptable for others to seek to accquire them. Such a double standard is no basis for peace and security in the world. The NPT is not a license for the five original nuclear powers to cling to these weapons indefinitely. The International Court of Justice has affirmed that they are legally obliged to negotiate in good faith for the complete elimination of their nuclear forces…
Ending nuclear evil, Pakistan Observer, Desmond Tutu 3 July 11 , ELIMINATING nuclear weapons is the democratic wish of the world’s people. Yet no nuclear-armed country currently appears to be preparing for a future without these terrifying devices. In fact, all are squandering billions of dollars on modernisation of their nuclear forces, making a mockery of United Nations disarmament pledges. If we allow this madness to continue, the eventual use of these instruments of terror seems all but inevitable. Continue reading
Agonising decisions over animals left in Fukushima prefecture
As the no-go zone spreads, ever more farmers are being forced to make agonising decisions over whether to move their livestock to safe areas and incur huge costs, slaughter their animals or — perhaps the most unacceptable option — leave them to their fate.
Agony for Japan livestock farmers in nuclear crisis, By Shingo Ito (AFP) – GoogleNews, 20 May 11, FUKUSHIMA CITY, Japan — As more people are forced to leave their homes around the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, anger is growing in a farming community forced to make the agonising decision whether to slaughter livestock or face ruin. Continue reading
Courage of doctors in Fukushima nuclear zone
“Doctors are there to work in this kind of adversity,” he said. “This is my mission — maybe it’s the last chapter of my medical career.”……
Doctors defy radiation woes in Japan’s Fukushima – Channel NewsAsia, 17 May, 11, FUKUSHIMA CITY, Japan: When other doctors fled, 72-year old Kyohei Takahashi stayed, and hundreds of patients in the tsunami-hit Japanese town of Minamisoma near a crippled nuclear plant will never forget.Dr. Takahashi has defied radiation fears and worked gruelling hours for the past nine weeks to do what he considers his duty.”As a doctor, I thought, I shouldn’t retreat,” he said. “I told myself: who will do it if I don’t?” Continue reading
Time to depart from the unethical nuclear power industry
The 22-strong ethics commission set up by chancellor Angela Merkel to debate pros and cons of nuclear energy is set to recommend that all nuclear plants be taken out from the grid within the next decade, on May 28. The draft report says, “Ditching nuclear power is necessary to rule out risks it entails. The departure from nuclear energy does not, however, mean abandoning carbon-dioxide reduction goals or suffering ‘energy poverty’.” Continue reading
Nuclear Reactors – Safe as Long as Nothing goes Wrong
nuclear reactors are perfectly safe… so long as nothing goes wrong…..
Sure, other forms of energy also create waste, but isn’t that better than passing on radioactive waste to ourfuture generations. Unless our resolve is positive and focused on the alternatives, nuclear energy will continue to haunt us as a nightmare in the guise of a dream.
We owe it to ourselves and the generations to follow.
Nuclear is Unclear
| Amar Ambani |
| Head – Research (India Private Clients), India Infoline Group |
| May 06, 2011 |
| The Japan nuclear mess is still fresh in memory and the time has come when India rethinks its nuclear energy policy and reassesses the future construction of nuclear power plants. Iam no nuclear expert but one doesn’t need intricate knowledge toacknowledge one undeniable fact – a crack in the nuclear reactors is nothing short of fatal.
What happened recently in Japan, and Chernobyl and Three MileIsland in the past, does it merit further explanation on the havoc nuclearenergy plays if leaked inadvertently. But all we see are vociferous debates theworld over – countless in number and rather hopeless in outcome. For those largely unaware of the Chernobyl reactor damage, as many as 5 lakh workers had to be deputed to control the damage and were affected by radiation. The 30 km zone is still deserted – not a trace of humanity even after 25 long years. Even the capital city of Ukraine, 100 km away from the site, had 2 million affected people. Arecent magazine article reported that in financial terms, the tragedy cost 2.5%of the Soviet GDP and many attribute Chernobyl as the prime reason for theerstwhile USSR’s downfall. There’s a joke that’s doing therounds these days – a joke that’s a harsh reality for the ill-fatedpeople struck by the tragedies – That nuclear reactors are perfectly safe… so long as nothing goes wrong….. Experts worldwide have always been recommending a diverse mix of existing renewable technologies to meet energy needs… clean, safe and renewable energy sources like wind, solar,advanced hydroelectric and certain types of biomass and geothermal energy. How(not whether) they can reliably generate as much energy as conventional fuels without emissions, destructive mining or waste should be the focal point ofdiscussion and research worldwide. Sure, other forms of energy also create waste, but isn’t that better than passing on radioactive waste to ourfuture generations. Unless our resolve is positive and focused on the alternatives, nuclear energy will continue to haunt us as a nightmare in the guise of a dream. |
Courageous battle to save Fukushima’s abandoned animals
The Hachiko Coalition is calling for the organized, and immediate evacuation of all uncontaminated domestic animals and livestock inside the exclusion zone.
Tens of thousands of concerned people have signed on to multiple petitions requesting evacuation on the Internet..
Hachiko Coalition: Animal Rescuers Defy Orders, Enter TEPCO Radiation Exclusion Zone to Rescue Starving Pets SF Gate, May 04, 2011 The Hachiko Coalition calls attention to the plight of pets left inside the evacuation zone in Japan. Continue reading
At last, attention to the irradiated animals at Fukushima
“We can’t turn a blind eye to Japan’s abandoned animals that have not received adequate food or water for more than a month and continue to receive dangerous levels of radiation.”…
Animal Attraction: IFAW convenes nuclear radiation experts for landmark animal rescue summit in Japan, by Stacy Fox, khou.com, April 29, 2011, The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org) is organizing a gathering of radiation and animal rescue experts from the United States and Japan to discuss the current crisis and develop steps to provide aid to animals inside the evacuation zone. The team of experts will meet from May 2 -3 at the International House of Japan in Tokyo. Continue reading
Downplaying of nuclear radiation is an ethical issue
When industry, government, academics and some journalists try to calm public emotions by downplaying radiation risks, they often cause greater offense by disregarding the issue of informed consent.
…. behind the technical argument is an ethical one: I am not willing to wash down tiny amounts of radiation with great volumes of reassurance because I did not give consent…
Nuclear Power, Radioactive Fallout And The Issue Of Informed Consent, Forbes, Jeff McMahon, Apr. 28 2011 Radioactive fallout from the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear accident has awakened debate about nuclear power’s invisible emissions, and familiar camps have assembled along familiar lines: Continue reading
The Faustian bargain of nuclear power
Fukushima Daiichi Is a ‘Ticking Time Bomb’ HUFFINGTON POST, 04/14/11 “…..DR. MICHIO KAKU: Well, there’s something called a Faustian bargain. Faust was this mythical figure who sold his soul to the devil for unlimited power. Now, the Japanese government has thrown the dice with a Faustian bargain. Japan has very little fossil fuel reserves, no hydroelectric power to speak of, and so they went nuclear. However, in the United States, we’re now poised, at this key juncture in history, where the government has to decide whether to go to the next generation of reactors. These are the so-called gas-cooled pebble bed reactors, which are safer than the current design, but they still melt down. The proponents of this new renaissance say that you can go out to dinner and basically have a leisurely conversation even as your reactor melts down. But it still melts. That’s the bottom line.
AMY GOODMAN: And so, what do you think should happen? Do you think nuclear power plants should be built in this country?
DR. MICHIO KAKU: I think there should be a national debate, a national debate about a potential moratorium. The American people have not been given the full truth, because, for example, right north of New York City, roughly 30 miles north of where we are right now, we have the Indian Point nuclear power plant, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has now admitted that of all the reactors prone to earthquakes, the one right next to New York City is number one on that list. And the government itself, back in 1980, estimated that property damage would be on the order of about $200 billion in case of an accident, in 1980 dollars, at the Indian Point nuclear power station…..Democracy Now!: Fukushima Daiichi Is a ‘Ticking Time Bomb’
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