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War and Peace in the Nuclear Age (1987-02-24)
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Kazuhisa Mori was a part of the Japanese Atomic Industrial Forum. In the interview he discusses the start and development of Japan's nuclear energy program, as well as challenges Japan has faced and an outlook for Japan's future nuclear capabilities. He starts by describing the creation of the Japanese Atomic Energy Council, and the general feeling in Japan that as long as nuclear energy is only used peacefully, it is a wonderful solution for energy security. He describes the roles of the United States, Great Britain, and France in the development of Japan's nuclear energy program, who supplied the technology, training, and fuel for production. He goes on to discuss the international non-proliferation movement, and it's effects on Japan. He explains his worries that the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) of 1968 would disadvantage countries using atomic energy for only peaceful purposes, especially Japan which has a comprehensive ban on the production of nuclear weapons. He specifically describes an incident where Americans came banging on the door of a nuclear facility at 3 AM, requiring an inspection, which Mr. Mori considers unacceptable. He goes on to reiterate the ways that non-pr…
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WGBH
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public broadcasting, AAPB, Kazuhisa Mori, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Jimmy Carter, Japanese Atomic Industrial Forum, Japanese Atomic Energy Council, International Atomic Energy Agency, Atoms for Peace, Non-Proliferation Treaty, Three Non-Nuclear Principles, nuclear energy policy, nuclear proliferation, energy security, Japan, United States, Great Britain, France
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