Nuclear issue; Yourview.READER Paul Hunter - Your View November 17 - seems unaware that if it were not for our nuclear deterrent A nuclear deterrent is the phrase used to refer to a country's nuclear weapons arsenal, when considered in the context of deterrence theory.Deterrence theory holds that nuclear weapons are intended to deter other states from attacking with their nuclear weapons, through the , this country would have been overrun by the USSR USSR: see Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. in the post-war years. Nuclear power provides the only clean and reliable fuel to keep the lights on at the moment and until we devise a new source of energy or a way of making the wind blow 24/7 in one direction at a certain speed. Mr Hunter should be grateful that nuclear power is there and keeping us all alive. Alexander McKay, via email |
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