Another close call

 Posted on September 26, 2022 by beyondnuclearinternational

Missile strike near Ukrainian nuclear plant raises new fears. But the real question is why is it there at all?

By Linda Pentz Gunter

“What is Russia thinking?” asked CNN news anchor Ana Cabrera of her guest, retired Air Force colonel, Cedric Leighton, after reports that Russian missiles landed within 328 yards of the South Ukraine nuclear power plant on September 19. 

But here’s the question that should have been asked — but rarely is: why are we still using such a profoundly dangerous technology to generate electricity? What are WE thinking? (We will leave aside here the conflicting accusations about who is shelling the reactors. The point is their very presence in a war zone and all that implies.)