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| Southeast Asia |
| Indonesia thinking about nuclear power |
| 2004-03-14 |
| Conrad of The Gweilo Diaries says it so much better than I... If terrorism, SARS, civil unrest, bird flu and dengu fever aren’t sufficient to scare the average Indonesian shitless, here’s news that the region’s most inept and corrupt government is considering building a nuclear power plant on the earthquake prone main island of Java. Should they proceed, the absolute best one can hope for is that, like the Philippines, Indonesia ends up with an extraordinarily expensive, inoperative, white elephant. The worst, and by no means unlikely outcome, would be the irradiation of all of southeast Asia. Like bourbon and orange juice, Indonesians and nuclear fission are not a happy combination. |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #7 Oh yeah these folks would be responsible with nulear weapons: http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Senate/9388/index2.html |
| Posted by: TS 2004-3-14 11:28:52 PM |
| #6 Good, no an extremely good question |
| Posted by: Cheddarhead 2004-3-14 7:47:05 PM |
| #5 So where are all the environmentalists decrying the proliferation of nuclear power? **sounds of carpenter ants chewing** |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-3-14 3:09:24 PM |
| #4 idiots |
| Posted by: smokeysinse 2004-3-14 12:42:06 PM |
| #3 Of course they have to have their own nuclear power plants. God knows they can't rely on the NKors, Pakland or Iran for portable, high output, short lived nuclear power plants intend for export to Australia, New Zealand, the Phillipines and other prime export markets. No for this you need a home grown industry. |
| Posted by: Cheddarhead 2004-3-14 10:46:56 AM |
| #2 but of course! like Iran, another country swimming in oil and natural gas, they have to have nuclear |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-3-14 8:43:56 AM |
| #1 That takes care of Abu Sayef scumbags... |
| Posted by: Charles 2004-3-14 12:44:03 AM |