http://www.chernobyl.info/

if you haven’t already, it’s one of the more credible sources of information about the disaster and the consequences.

The only thing thoug, is – what was this “highly experimental nuclear test”. That’s pretty emotive (which isn’t necessarily bad), but emotions sometimes cloud the truth. With Chernobyl, the direct causes might not have been so much the nature of the test, but perhaps the way the test was run and how warning signs were ignored along the way.

All the best.

Regards,

Peter

http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/kiddofspeed/chapter1.html

Chernobyl bothers me as much it does you, I think. It should have been a wake up call to us. Even in times of war, I don’t think anyone should have nuclear power, and the testing of nuclear materials is just asking for trouble, too. There are so many things we jump on and begin using, thinking that a 10-year study is enough to know about some chemical or nuclear component. It’s frightening.

This is not to say that nuclear methods could not and are not useful in some ways, but mankind is too…greedy…to have such power. In the long run, it is quite obvious that some of our greatest discoveries that initially saved lives or brought about better living will destroy us. It is the way of us.

Of course, it’s the same case with all of Pandora’s pretty little boxes, once they are opened, they are never closed again.