Nuclearche: 1. (n) the onset of nuclear activity by a civilization.

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Once upon a time, long ago in the reign of Carter, in a far off magical kingdom known as San Onofre, there was a nuclear reactor.  It was beautiful reactor on the sea with a tsunami wall a ways off from the beach with guard towers on it, home to The Big Guys With Guns.  On the bluff above the beach, was Richard Nixon's ranch.  In a strange fit of ( Read more... )

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/19/AR2007121901857.html

Time to double down on nuclear security in South Africa.

This was a conventional story of the decay of the nuclear arsenal and infrastructure, with the succession planning highlights I've written about before but am too lazy to find at the moment, that had me sighing with resignation and "Yup" until I hit the quote from Mr. Kristensen.

I took the moment to look up his CV.  After doing so, I find it ( Read more... )

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Since enough of you have asked my what I thought of the beginning of the new Indiana Jones movie, I thought I'd put all my thoughts together here.

First off, I did not hate it.  There was only one point in that scene where I had a headscratching moment and my willing suspension of disbelief wavered, which is bullet number 7:

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Weapons Program Audit
I Have Been In All Your Rooms
Too Many Secrets

We Need Our Funding
To Be Reliable Now
Replacement Warhead

Ten Year Old Survey
You Retired Five Years Past
I Lack Trust And Repeat

This is an interesting looking book.  I will definitely be picking up a copy.  I will, of course, not necessarily be able to comment on anything in it.  I think I may find it enlightening as to the attitudes of some of my co-workers regarding certain regional powers and former US officials.

There was decent interview with the authors on NPR recently ( Read more... )

ATTENTION: Warren Ellis and Others Who Suckle at the Queen's Teat

Despite the demolition of Windscale (the name for the reactor they haven't used since the accident) it is not quite safe to stop drinking Ribena yet.  Be aware of the radiological hazards of your livestock as you get up to your "Country Ways".

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