Sentences with phrase «of nuclear debate»

I'm fairly agnostic, these are difficult issues; but in my view anyone on either side of the nuclear debate who characterises the other side as all being irrational are themselves being irrational.

[in my view anyone on either side of the nuclear debate who characterizes the other side as all being irrational are themselves being irrational.]

The absence of the threat of spontaneous superpower conflict takes some of the urgency and purism out of the nuclear debate; the economic context has been comprehensively reconfigured by Thatcherism; and on Europe almost all Labour MPs, including the leader, and most Labour voters, supported membership.

Not exact matches

We can debate how seriously one should take Trump's baiting of Kim Jong Un (or vice versa), but for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the possibility of a nuclear war is part of the zeitgeist.

He recently published a book detailing and criticizing the nuclear policy debates and decisions of that era.

Of an estimated 100 million television viewers — 10 times the number of people who tuned in for The Voice's season 1 finale — most stay up past the «main event» to watch former secretaries of the U.S. government debate nuclear policy with astronomer Carl SagaOf an estimated 100 million television viewers — 10 times the number of people who tuned in for The Voice's season 1 finale — most stay up past the «main event» to watch former secretaries of the U.S. government debate nuclear policy with astronomer Carl Sagaof people who tuned in for The Voice's season 1 finale — most stay up past the «main event» to watch former secretaries of the U.S. government debate nuclear policy with astronomer Carl Sagaof the U.S. government debate nuclear policy with astronomer Carl Sagan.

Another crucial debate topic: Are there points of light in a fixed firmament, or are there balls of gas undergoing nuclear fusion grouped into galaxies in an expanding universe.

When I was in college dreaming about being a famous painter and debating nuclear disarmament's impact on the populist catholic socialism of Central America, I never imagined that I would grow up to be so boring.

At a debate in Britain, David Lange was asked about the peace that we live in cast by the shadow of nuclear weapons, to which he quipped I can almost smell the uranium now!

With their gross generalizations about nuclear weaponry, the churches seem to have contracted a severe case of nuclear «theology» which conveniently shields them from the ambiguities and complexities of the nuclear weapons debate.

It ought to come as a surprise to no one, therefore, that from the time of the first splitting of the atom down through the destruction of Hiroshima and on to current controversies about nuclear weapons and power plants, Christian people have been involved individually and corporately at every level of the debate, not incidentally but specifically because of their Christian commitment.

Dr Peter Hodgson, formerly head of the Nuclear Physics theoretical division at the University of Oxford, has long been involved in the science — faith debate and has contributed widely to the Catholic Church's appreciation of modern physics, especially as a consultant to the Pontifical Council of Culture.

All these factors heighten the importance of the present nuclear debate.

The churches at this point have a great responsibility not to advocate over-all idealistic solutions but to emphasize the distinctively Christian message that is relevant to these issues, to help their members to see the world without the characteristic American ideological blinders, to challenge many of the prevailing assumptions about the cold war and nuclear armaments, and to encourage the debate on public questions about which most people prefer to be silent.

It is in the long - range interest of both sides of the nuclear power debate to produce a safe permanent disposal program.

When I was in college dreaming about being a famous painter and debating nuclear disarmament's impact on the populist catholic socialism of Central America, I never imagined that I would...

The Lords debate on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons came ahead of a UN high - level conference on nuclear disarmament, due to be held Nuclear Weapons came ahead of a UN high - level conference on nuclear disarmament, due to be held nuclear disarmament, due to be held in May.

A trio of senior ministers have demanded a full discussion on Britain's nuclear policy in the wake of the decision not to debate the issue at this year's Labour conference.

The current debate tends to remove the focus from nuclear weapons themselves as the referent of threat and transfers it to particular potential possessors and users of the threat.

It is why my first act as Prime Minister last year was to lead the debate in Parliament that ensured the renewal of Britain's independent nuclear deterrent.

At the Liberal Democrat Conference a few weeks ago in Glasgow there were many important debates on taxation, the environment, nuclear weapons and most notably of all, on the economy.

Making the final comments before an amendment was withdrawn to help the aging Millstone nuclear power plant, State Representative and House Minority Leader Themis Klarides (R) argues for a full debate for the controversial amendment on the final day of the legislative session.

«Such,» they said, «is the talismanic power of nuclear weaponry that few politicians seem willing to trust the electorate with a real debate about the military capacity we need in the world of today.»

This unhappy state of affairs is in stark contrast to the debate over Britain's nuclear weapons capability.

«Liam Fox expresses his fear that Iran may have a nuclear weapon next year as Lib Dems demand to know if money is already being spent on components for Trident Main Tory MPs debate the merits of the Health and Social Care Bill»

If this happens in a national crisis (say a nuclear warhead took out a large portion of the chain of command quickly) and has not been resolved previously, this debate might not matter and the ex-president will likely take over quickly but temporarily.

«We just gave away $ 7.6 billion to Exelon, an out - of - state energy company,» he said, referring to a debated estimate for the state's plan to subsidize upstate nuclear plants.

Legislation - London local authorities and Transport for London (no 2) bill Questions - deputy prime minister, attorney - general Ten minute rule motion - cooperative housing tenure Legislation - protection of freedoms bill Adjournment debate - future nuclear power production at Sellafield

Trident as a political and diplomatic weapon The debate about the future of Britain's nuclear deterrent is happening behind closed doors, writes Channel 4 News Science Correspondent Julian Rush.

Jeremy Corbyn insisted he would put nuclear disarmament at the heart of his leadership re-election campaign as he promised to vote against the renewal of Trident in a Commons debate that will expose deep divisions within the Labour party.

My debate team's topic is about the use of domestic nuclear energy in the United States.

But the six - hour debate, in which Mrs May said she would use nuclear weapons if pushed, split Labour MPs three ways and sparked extraordinary scenes of open civil war between them.

PLAN TO SHIP NUCLEAR WASTE DOWN HUDSON CAUSES DEBATE In recent months, routes to dispose of 76,000 metric tons of used fuel have been discussed in Congress.

The SNP's Westminster group leader Angus Robertson branded the debate on the nuclear deterrent «one of the most important decision parliament will ever take».

The original application for the GE Hitachi plant in 2009 set off a protracted debate over whether the NRC, headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, sufficiently weighs proliferation risks when licensing new types of enrichment technology (See «Laser plant offers cheap way to make nuclear fuel»).

These events — even more than the use of nuclear weapons at the end of World War II — launched an ongoing public debate over whether the risks of radiation exposure outweigh the benefits of nuclear technology.

The news of the blasts came as the Indian Parliament was debating its own nuclear tests.

The top priority should be to initiate a national debate and a comprehensive assessment of Japan's nuclear policy.

At a tense debate in February at UCLA where Jacobson argued over the merits of supporting nuclear versus ramping up renewables, sharing the stage with nuclear supporters like Environmental Progress» Shellenberger and fellow Stanford climate scientist Ken Caldeira, the question - and - answer session with the audience devolved into a shouting match.

Much productive work might be achieved if this book became required reading for nuclear weapons scientists and antinuclear activists, as a way of overcoming the stereotypes that preclude debate.

The government has once again thrown the question of nuclear power in Britain into the arena of public debate.

To resolve the debate, an international team of scientists once again compared the animals» nuclear DNA.

The debate is part of a larger controversy over whether or not the country should phase out its nuclear power by 2022, as current law stipulates.

The generation - long debate surrounding the dumping of the nation's radioactive nuclear waste under Nevada's Yucca Mountain may finally be drawing to a close.

Macfarlane is a veteran of nuclear power policy debates.

Whether or not the NRC approves plans for Yucca Mountain won't resolve the larger debate, of course, but perhaps the greenlighting of other promising alternative energy sources could ultimately make nuclear power unnecessary altogether.

But the issues thrown up are still arousing passions today, as witnessed by further arguments in favour of using tidal power in the Severn and debate over the UK government's recent go - ahead for the Hinkley Point nuclear power plant in Somerset.

There is no public debate on the future of Britain's nuclear weapons designers.

Scientists debate whether hunting, farming, smallpox or the nuclear bomb define the start of irreversible human impacts on our planet

And Britain needs informed debate on the future of our nuclear weapons laboratory.