Re: Confused Logic 101

From: Tim O'Flaherty (pinwheelsfudge_at_gwi.net)
Date: 11/09/04 

Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 19:15:02 -0500

Sorry about that first one.

"Dan Bloomquist" <EXTRApublic21@lakeweb.com> wrote in message
news:418FC596.4080108@lakeweb.com...
>
>
> Thomas Lee Elifritz wrote:
> >
> > And the evidence is clear, nuclear proliferation is a serious threat.
>
> As long as you agree, the threat is human.

Nonsense.

Something Tim failed to
> understand.

I understand that your statement is nonsense, a semantic exercise that puts
solutions to a very real problem, nuclear weapons proliferation, out of
reach since "the threat is human" and we can't do without them now can we.

 Nuclear comes from a Pandora's box. It would be seriously
> difficult to put it back.

You don't have to put it back, you need to use it where it makes sense.

 One example of nuclear technology that doesn't make sense is reprocessing
spent reactor fuel to yield stocks of Pu. Your (and R.B.'s) claims of the
value of this as a fuel are belied by the fact that as reprocessing
continues the amount stored only grows larger. If it was so desirable
buyers would be purchasing it. They are not. Why not?

As that is most likely, there is no good
> reason not to use it as a source of peaceful energy.

The unresolved issue of waste is a damn good reason.

Nuclear weapons and
> nuclear energy are distinct applications of nuclear. Ending nuclear
> energy would likely have a 'negative' effect on weapons.

Reducing stocks of separated Pu would have a negative effect on terrorist
opportunities. Continuing to reprocess increases those opportunities.

Regards,
Tim O

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