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Re:Pakistani province plants one billion trees to slow down ... by DennisP on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @12:15PM (#15019549)
I don't see why. Nuclear reactors are objectively far less damaging than coal plants, even if you ignore global warming, and include Chernobyl (no containment dome) and Fukushima (70's-era plant plus tsunami). As far as proliferation goes, Pakistan already has nuclear weapons.
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Re:Pakistani province plants one billion trees to slow down ... by sqeaky on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @12:41PM (#15019805)
Popularity is not about facts.

When someone says "nuclear" many unthinking people with votes think "That's bad they could blow me up or polute all the things" and then shut off their brain to rational responses.

Because they have votes the politicians "Here" take action. If "Here" is Pakistan that means fewer plants in this case. If "Here" is the USA it means strained relations with Pakistan and perhaps even some public condemnation and minor sanctions.

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