Word: preventing
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...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...
Thus the question of nuclear testing is not critical for restraint of the nuclear arms race. The issue of nuclear testing, in my opinion, is of minor, secondary importance in comparison with the other military, technical, political and diplomatic problems involved in preventing thermonuclear calamity. Underground tests are conducted in sufficiently deep chambers with adequate safety measures to prevent ecological damage both in the country performing the tests or beyond its borders. As long as nuclear weapons exist and are not banned, the decision regarding underground testing is the internal, sovereign affair of each nuclear power...
...idea of underground siting of nuclear reactors is not new. The principal argument against it is the cost factor. But I'm convinced that the cost will be acceptable if modern excavating equipment is used. And, really, no expense should be spared to prevent accidents involving radiation. I believe that people concerned about the potential harmful consequences of the peaceful use of nuclear energy should concentrate their efforts not on attempts to ban nuclear power, but instead on demands to assure its complete safety...
Bush is also well known for wearing glasses. The reasons for this are unclear; although they make him look wonky and dull, they may prevent bullies from hitting him in the face...
...strong sense of ethical responsibility, good business and good ethics rarely work in harmony; the conflict almost always remains. Did Union Carbide readily pay out millions to the families of the Bhopal disaster, despite its clear responsibility for what happened? Does the certain knowledge that cigarette smoking is unhealthy prevent tobacco companies from putting forth all sorts of spurious arguments to the contrary...