Tag: japan disaster
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The Worst Yet to Come From Fukushima?
Are politicians finally alert to real Fukushima threat? Or, is it just posturing and a little CYA? It’s been a year since the open maw of Fukushima began leaking a steady stream of radiation into the atmosphere. A recent Alternet aritcle reports, “alarmed by the precarious nature of spent fuel storage during his recent tour…
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japan elite hiding secret weapons program in nuclear plants?
Environmental writer Yoichi Shimatsu provides keen insight on Japan’s disaster in article, “Is Japan’s Elite Hiding a Weapons Program Inside Nuclear Plants?” A casual observer of the calamity cannot help but compare Japan’s inept response to US government’s similar ineffective efforts in 2005 Hurricane Katrina disaster? Shimatsu comments, “Inexplicable delays and half-baked explanations from Tokyo…