Thursday, September 26, 2002

Safety of Nuclear Power Plants Again Questioned. VOA Sep 24 2002 9:33PM ET [Moreover - Science news]  We are living in a different world today.  In recent years it made sense to Build a nuclear power plant right next to a major city, because nothing serious likely to go wrong, but now power plants are potential terrorist targets, so we do not want them right next to major cities. Build an airport in the middle of a major interstate interchange so easy to bring passengers real close to check in counters, but now a truck bomb can take out an airport, so we need a different kind of transportation infrastructure to unload the passengers from ground transport further away from the air tranport, and run everyone through screening suitably distant from buildings that might be major targets of terrorists. VOA = Voice of America ... there's links here to what headlines VOA is sharing in various places in the world ... an interesting site worth revisiting occasionally. Africa Amnesty International protests torture of child prisoners in Burundi Intervention in Ivory Coast Uranium Security in Africa - is that an Oxymoron? Asia - Pacific China ultimatim to Iraq North Korea gets special envoy from Pres Bush a lot of stories I had not seen on local national news Asia - South and Central US Troops in Afghanistan discover another chilling al Quaida site. Dutch and Germans to take over NATO command in Afghanistan when Turkey time runs out. Iran nervous about US troops near their border with Afghanistan Suicide terrorists seized an Indian temple, leading to another gunfight. Terrorists attack a Christian Charity. Americas Argentina and Brazil economies still in bad shape Chilean Appeals court throws out 7 cases against Pinochet Colombian President visits USA President Mexican Banker gets record bail That storm in the Carribean Middle East Britain and Iraq China and Iraq Kuwait hosts USA military exercises Lebanon scandal with Israel Palestinians USA politics and Iraq USA and Pakistan cooperation USA Brushfire in Western USA Iraq and Partisan Politics Various legislation 12:49:28 AM

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