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<Nuke Thread> The Trump Saudi nuclear plan has big implications for nuclear proliferation and the environment. Multiple whistleblowers told oversight investigators the WH was rushing the transfer of highly sensitive U.S. nuclear tech to Saudi Arabia. 1/5 wapo.st/2IpXiDr?tid=ss…
Nuclear power countries can extract weapons-grade plutonium and make bombs more easily. In addition to the Saudi plan, Trump wants to end the Iranian nuclear deal. potentially igniting a mideast nuclear arms race while opening new markets for Russia. 2/5 jpost.com/International/…
Some say nuclear power can make it easier to mine for oil and resources in difficult places. It could also be the key to winning the Arctic, arguably the most important strategic battle facing Northern countries in the next decade. 3/5 oilprice.com/Alternative-En…
Building nuclear power is expensive and comes along with state infrastructure spending and security costs. All of this can make nuclear power very profitable for corrupt politicians as Brazil, South Korea and South Africa have found. 4/5 theconversation.com/accidents-wast…
The Dem oversight report also notes a potential conflict between the bailout of Jared Kushner's 666 Fifth Ave by Qatari-backed Brookfield and the sale of Westinghouse Nuclear to the Toronto-based Brookfield. A new criminal probe into Kushner? /END axios.com/saudi-arabia-n…
