Ever wonder how we ended up here, in the 21st Century,
subject to the whims of 1950's Technology?
I blame these guys in their fancy Lab Coats:
1950’s Nuclear Energy & Atomic Power Plants Pros
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And I blame these guys with their fancy Science and Gizmos to sell ...
Hmmm I bet they would even sell their New-fangled Nuclear Power Plants to Japan, if given the chance ...
A Is For Atom (1952) -- brought to you by G.E.
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And I blame this guy -- for trying desperately to make Lemon-Aide from the "Atomic Lemons" he was handed.
Atoms for Peace -- Pres. Eisenhower's Proposal
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Atoms for Peace
Address by Mr. Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States of America, to the 470th Plenary Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly
Tuesday, 8 December 1953, 2:45 p.m.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower:
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To hasten the day when fear of the atom will begin to disappear from the minds the people and the governments of the East and West, there are certain steps that can be taken now.
I therefore make the following proposal.
The governments principally involved, to the extent permitted by elementary prudence, should begin now and continue to make joint contributions from their stockpiles of normal uranium and fissionable materials to an international atomic energy agency. We would expect that such an agency would be set up under the aegis of the United Nations. The ratios of contributions, the procedures and other details would properly be within the scope of the "private conversations" I referred to earlier.
The United States is prepared to undertake these explorations in good faith.Any partner of the United States acting in the same good faith will find the United States a not unreasonable or ungenerous associate.
Undoubtedly, initial and early contributions to this plan would be small in quantity. However, the proposal has the great virtue that it can be undertaken without the irritations and mutual suspicions incident to any attempt to set up a completely acceptable system of world-wide inspection and control.
The atomic energy agency could be made responsible for the impounding, storage and protection of the contributed fissionable and other materials. The ingenuity of our scientists will provide special safe conditions under which such a bank of fissionable material can be made essentially immune to surprise seizure.
The more important responsibility of this atomic energy agency would be to devise methods whereby this fissionable material would be allocated to serve the peaceful pursuits of mankind. Experts would be mobilized to apply atomic energy to the needs of agriculture, medicine and other peaceful activities. A special purpose would be to provide abundant electrical energy in the power-starved areas of the world.
Thus the contributing Powers would be dedicating some of their strength to serve the needs rather than the fears of mankind.
The United States would be more than willing - it would be proud to take up with others "principally involved" the development of plans whereby such peaceful use of atomic energy would be expedited.
Of those "principally involved" the Soviet Union must, of course, be one.
I would be prepared to submit to the Congress of the United States, and with every expectation of approval, any such plan that would, first, encourage world-wide investigation into the most effective peacetime uses of fissionable material, and with the certainty that the investigators had all the material needed for the conducting of all experiments that were appropriate; second,begin to diminish the potential destructive power of the world's atomic stockpiles; third, allow all peoples of all nations to see that, in this enlightened age, the great Powers of the earth, both of the East and of the West, are interested in human aspirations first rather than in building up the armaments of war; fourth, open up a new channel for peaceful discussion and initiative at least a new approach to the many difficult problems that must be solved in both private and public conversations if the world is to shake off the inertia imposed by fear and is to make positive progress towards peace.
Against the dark background of the atomic bomb, the United States does not wish merely to present strength, but also the desire and the hope for peace.The coming months will be fraught with fateful decisions. In this Assembly, in the capitals and military headquarters of the world, in the hearts of men everywhere, be they governed or governors, may they be the decisions which will lead this world out of fear and into peace.
To the making of these fateful decisions, the United States pledges before you, and therefore before the world, its determination to help solve the fearful atomic dilemma - to devote its entire heart and mind to finding the way by which the miraculous inventiveness of man shall not be dedicated to his death, but consecrated to his life.
I again thank representatives for the great honour they have done me in inviting me to appear before them and in listening to me so graciously.
Grand ideals, yet the "Lemon-aide" has gone sour, after all these many decades.
And I blame Glenn Beck and the folks that give him his lame talking points:
Nuclear Energy
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And I blame "Bert The Turtle" (and his creators) for making the idea of a Nuclear Weapons palatable, acceptable to a whole generation of Americans.
Oh well, whatcha gonna do?
"Duck And Cover" (1951) Bert The Turtle Civil Defense Film
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Ever wonder how we ended up here, in the 21st Century,
subject to the whims of 1950's Technology?
I suppose there's more than enough "Blame" to go around
-- given the esteem which with the general public holds Science-based Evidence,
in our very, very Modern World.
In our never-ending chase for the "Cheapest Energy" possible,
I guess we were destined to end up with the world, that we have paid for.
Long as we continue to heed all their "Duck And Cover" warnings ... and mind our P's and Q's too ... Everything will be just Fine!