At least he pronounced “nuclear” right…
The crowd actually erupts in cheers when McCain mocks nuclear safety. What is wrong with these people?
I’m sure many of those in the crowd could remember the partial meltdown of the nuclear plant at 3 Mile Island in the late 70s.
Or the devastating explosion of the Chernobyl reactor in the former Soviet Union in 1986.
Although McCain maintains that naval ships are safe, just last August the Navy was forced to admit that the USS Houston submarine had been leaking radioactive water for months before it was detected. In 2000, the Russians lost all hands on the nuclear sub Kursk. In fact, many nuclear-powered subs from both the Russian and US militaries lie on the bottom of the world’s oceans, posing an unknown threat to human and animal life.
And the comprehensive list of all military and civilian nuclear-related accidents is pretty damn sobering.
Or what about the threat of nuclear proliferation, or “dirty bombs,” or disposal for millions of years?
Blah, blah, blah.
