7 days ago
How civil nuclear power funds nuclear weapons
Civil nuclear power is thought to be about providing a low carbon energy alternative to fossil fuels and is seldom connected to nuclear weapons. But the closer you look these two industries are intrinsically linked for nuclear-armed countries. Josh Toussaint-Strauss investigates how the connection between civil nuclear power and nuclear weapons spans decades and continents as well as exposes siphoning of public money and the origins of the Iran nuclear program
