Nuclear Energy

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The harnessing of nuclear energy is one of the most significant technological developments of the twentieth century, but nuclear technology has proved to be both a resource and a threat.  Managing nuclear activities involves difficult scientific, environmental, and security challenges that are interconnected in complex ways.  Major international developments—such as the end of the Cold War and increased concern about global warming—are forcing a rethinking of virtually every aspect of current nuclear policy.  Nuclear policy debates in the United States and other countries are sharply polarized and reflect growing public mistrust of government, making it difficult to build consensus for action.

                                                              Atomic Bomb is one of the nuclear weapons.

                                          http://www.atomicarchive.com/Photos/Photo12.shtml

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The Managing the Atom Project is a multi-year effort to address two key aspects of these complex questions: (1) the intersections between nuclear energy and nuclear weapons, and (2) democratic governance in nuclear decision-making.  In addition to focused studies in these two areas, MTA participates in collaborative work with other groups in the Kennedy School and elsewhere to integrate these issues with others that bear on the future of nuclear energy and nuclear arms limitations.

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