Against the Grain, for July 30, 2007 - 12:00pm

Nukes Now?
If global warming is the problem, is nuclear power the answer? Are nuclear reactors, as advocates (including a few with environmental credentials) contend, clean and relatively worry-free sources of energy? Veteran activist Harvey Wasserman offers a rebuttal to pro-nukes arguments. And Jacqueline Cabasso describes the current state of nuclear weapons proliferation, as well as prospects for their abolition.