Come on already, Iran!

[luiz]

Regardless of the fact that the prices of oil and coal are less stable then the price of the yellow cake, fact remains that the price per killowat-hour is far bigger in nuclear plants then oil or coal plants.

 

[Enkidu Warrior]

In a liberal free market, nuclear power has the disadvantage of being unable to quickly adjust output to match demand. This is largely responsible (along with other significant but less important issues) for the view of nuclear power as being uneconomical. The actual cost of production were it not for this issue would be at least competitive enough for it to occupy a small sector of the market. As it is though many countries are abandoning nuclear power, though it may make a comeback due to environmental fears, and fears of over-dependance on fossil fuels.

Of course, this is largely an issue for countries that already have nuclear power, and the technologies related to it. We would not have considered this argument as suggesting we shouldn't have bothered developing it in the first place.

 

[The Last Conformist]

We'd need a biggish shift in public perceptions before nuclear power can benefit form envrionmental fears, at least where I come from. Greens tend to be strongly against nuclear power here.

 

[biggamer132]

@biggamer132: Last time the US tried anything of the sort in Iran, the results were not exactly wholly beneficial. But how, exactly, do you suppose to start a revolution in Iran?

Ever heard of Pars TV? NITV? Channel 1? Appadana? These are all Los Angeles-based television stations spreading the word of democracy throughout Iran. In fact, it's because of them that alot of satellite dishes over there have been taken from people, and why Cuba even jammed some satellites used by them. We have a grand chance to use these widely-watched networks to get a clear message into Iran; speak to Iranians directly. Besides, there is a huge number of people disenchanted by the government. Give them weapons and training and you effectively have created the greatest threat to the Islamic Republic since, well, ever. Besides, it would alot easier than an all-out invasion, and give any new government much more credibility.

 

[The Last Conformist]

No, I've never heard of any of them (I can name two US-based TV networks off the top of my head). Now, despite the role of Western TV in the GDR, I see little reason to believe that TV penetration is an efficient means of provoking revolution.

I'd still want to hear about the practicalities of arming and training these oppositionals. As far as I'm aware, there are no armed rebel groups in the Islamic Republic - do you plan to smuggle in guerrillas from Iraq?

 

[luiz]

We'd need a biggish shift in public perceptions before nuclear power can benefit form envrionmental fears, at least where I come from. Greens tend to be strongly against nuclear power here.

That's something about the Greens that I'll never understand.
Nuclear Energy is extremely clea, and modern nuclear plants have a chance of accidents close to zero.
My University made a research and found out that the employees of Angra 2, a brazilian nuclear power, are much more likely to die stroke by lightning then due to some accident with the reactor.

 

[downtown]

I think there is a trend in the greens towards nucular power. The inventor of the Gaia Theory, a major green, has publically spoken out as to the benifits of using atomic power

 

[Desmond Hawkins]

Doesn't he believe in the force? Anyways, I don't think nuclear energy is an evil, but rather that it really is too expensive right now. It is the MOST expensive of the major sources being used.

 

[HAND]

I doubt the US will attack another middle-eastern state in the near future. The reponse from the rest of the region could result in a much larger conflict.

I'd bet that if the US went to war again it would be with Syria... not Iran. Washington introduced economic sanctions on Syria only a few weeks ago and Israel's air strikes last year might signify that the Syrians are the next target in "the war on terror".

 

[storealex]

Mostly to Luiz:

Nuclearpower is clean, but the Swedes put a Nuclearplant which is leaking right next to my Capital. Denmark supported Bush and his war in Iraq and Afghanistan. What if Osama fly into the Swedish plant with a big aircraft? Then Copenhagen would be in trouble. I will only support nukeplants if they are kept away from large cities.
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Lovely Wendie

 

[biggamer132]

No, I've never heard of any of them (I can name two US-based TV networks off the top of my head). Now, despite the role of Western TV in the GDR, I see little reason to believe that TV penetration is an efficient means of provoking revolution.

I'd still want to hear about the practicalities of arming and training these oppositionals. As far as I'm aware, there are no armed rebel groups in the Islamic Republic - do you plan to smuggle in guerrillas from Iraq?

That would indeed be a good idea. Besides, the United States also has radio stations which broadcast in Iran. If there was some way to get Iranian dissedents into Iraq and give them that kind of training a secret, then send them back into Iran to start a revolution, we could indeed pull it off.

 

[The Last Conformist]

I somehow suspect that would see Iranian-trained guerillas leaking into Iraq ...

 

[luiz]

Mostly to Luiz:

Nuclearpower is clean, but the Swedes put a Nuclearplant which is leaking right next to my Capital. Denmark supported Bush and his war in Iraq and Afghanistan. What if Osama fly into the Swedish plant with a big aircraft? Then Copenhagen would be in trouble. I will only support nukeplants if they are kept away from large cities.

So keep them away of large cities!
Anyway, if the swedish nuclear plant is indeed leaking there is something terribly wrong! As I said, if properly built nuclear plants are amazingly safe. We have them running for 30 years and no accident so far ever occurred.