![]() ![]() ![]() And while the IAEA has been better than most about focusing world attention on some ugly nuclear contingencies-using their technical programs to help mitigate a range of security and operational challenges-IAEA has been far too willing to dismiss the idea that war between countries with active civilian nuclear infrastructure was a real hazard. From the very beginning, civilian nuclear power has always been about accentuating the positive and minimizing any negatives. The IAEA’s reluctance to look into the abyss of full-scale conventional combat near civil nuclear power infrastructure is somewhat understandable. The independent agency is mandated to “accelerate and enlarge the contribution of atomic energy to peace, health and prosperity throughout the world,” but it has done very little to build awareness of the threat modern combat poses to civilian nuclear infrastructure. The total failure of the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, to raise wider awareness of the dangers posed by warfare near Ukraine’s nuclear facilities is a serious oversight. ![]()
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