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Issues: Nuclear Weapons, Waste & Energy

U.S. Nuclear Weapons in Europe

NRDC's nuclear team pieced together evidence demonstrating that the United States is still deploying 480 nuclear weapons in Europe. Until now, most observers believed there were no more than half that many. The continuing presence of these weapons irritates relations with Russia, undermines global efforts to dissuade other nations from developing nuclear weapons, and impedes NATO's post-Cold War evolution.

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Nuclear Smuggling
NRDC Media Center
Nuclear security equipment at U.S. borders and ports fails to reliably detect highly enriched uranium entering the country say NRDC scientists in an April 2008 Scientific American article.

New Nuclear Power Plants Are Not a Solution for America's Energy Needs

New nuclear power plants are unlikely to provide a significant fraction of future U.S. needs for low-carbon energy.

Nuclear Power and Mitigating Climate Change (pdf)
Testimony
Statement on the environmental, safety and economic implications of nuclear power.

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