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...frequently contain items leaked to him from the computers of the large New York dailies. Last year he gleefully printed a memo purloined from the New York Times revealing that Arthur Gelb, one of that paper's top editors, asked a Paris reporter to investigate the effects of the Chernobyl nuclear accident on Russian caviar...
...conclusion of Sakharov's statement may surprise those who saw Chernobyl as a crippling if not fatal blow to the future of nuclear power. He argues strongly for the further peaceful development of nuclear energy, but suggests that reactors be buried underground to prevent any repetition of last year's Soviet nuclear disaster...
Nuclear weapons divide and threaten mankind. But there are peaceful uses of nuclear energy that should promote the unity of mankind. Permit me to say a few words on this subject. Participants in the forum have mentioned in their speeches the disaster at Chernobyl, an example of the tragic interaction of equipment failure and human error. Nevertheless, the aversion people rightly feel for military applications must not spill over to the peaceful use of nuclear energy. Mankind cannot do without nuclear power. We must find a solution to the safety problem that will rule out the possibility of another Chernobyl...
Other displays of Gorbachev's new style were evident. In Geneva, Soviet negotiators surprised their U.S. counterparts by offering for the first time to permit on-site inspection of arsenals of chemical weapons. Soviet television carried a frank documentary of last spring's Chernobyl nuclear disaster that showed villagers being evacuated and was sharply critical of the way the disaster was handled...
This week's programs also include a follow-up session with participants in last year's Citizens' Summits, a magazine-style segment showing Donahue's visit to Chernobyl and other Soviet locales, and a satellite-linked discussion between American reporters in Moscow and Soviet reporters in New York, being taped this week. But potentially the most controversial show had to be scuttled after negotiations broke down. Donahue had originally planned to air a debate between 100 Jewish dissidents and another group of 100 Jews who are satisfied with life in the Soviet Union. After both sides balked at a joint...