Admittedly, there is still dispute about how serious it was. But while Mohammed El Baradei negotiates the “peaceful” use of nuclear energy by the Iranians, he ought – and the world ought – to consider this analysis from the UPI’s Claude Salhani:
What do Japan and Iran have in common? Japan has nuclear power plants and Iran is on its way to acquiring nuclear technology. Japan is prone to powerful earthquakes, and so is Iran. This is where the similarities end.
If a similar earthquake was to hit one of Iran’s nuclear facilities, the consequences could be expected to be far worse, affecting oil production in the Gulf region and sending the price of a barrel of oil skyrocketing.
And that’s the least of it. We can all remember the frightened ineptitude with which primitive Iran has faced earthquakes in recent years, the psychotic ideologues who run the country debating whether to accept aid from the Infidels in the US and Israel. They couldn’t even handle it when a terremoto hit rural villages. Wait until it hits a reactor.
But wait – there’s more…. as we hear ad infinitum on late night television. Iran is run by a clique that believes that chaos will bring forth the Mahdi (Shiite messiah) and save the world for Allah. Not particularly reassuring when you think about nuclear safety. Maybe El Baradei should ask Larajani a a question about that when he next confronts Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator. [Don't hold your breath.-ed. Don't worry. I'm not.]
The Japanese nuclear Jeanie is not a Jihadi.
After some rumination.
Murdock Murders Journal – has a marvelous ring.
Of course is not unsable. M owns the Post too.
It is the headline on a lot of peoples lips.
If there is someone that is ‘the voice in the wilderness’ today his name is Bill Kristoll.
I just watched him on FOX. It was the bravest most valiant effort of a man trying to sell something that for lack of imagination has become taboo.
War what is it good for?
It was even hard for Brit Hume to apear to defend the undefendable.
I’m afraid our polls may be too much of a burden for the Iraq to bear.
There is a substantial amount of speculation and hyperbole in the story about Iranian reactor(s). It isn’t clear where they are, or really what effect a catastrophic accident might have. They could be well-removed from populated areas [I do not know]. It is also worth recalling how amazingly over-hyped the Chernobyl disaster was; the actual number of people who died were many, many times smaller than the initial estimates. See Michael Crichton’s speech on complexity theory for more details on such.
Please, some water sloshed out of the spent fuel pool and drums full of gloves fell over.