Again I was guily of being free and easy with my use of language concerning nuclear energy. Raoul correct me concerning this. The radical green / Luddite folks do not play fair. Most of them are intellectually dishonest and pursuing hidden agendas. In being an advocate for nuclear energy, space exploration, etc., one must not give them an any advantage. By using the word "nuke" in the context of nuclear power, an advocate comes across as flippant in comparing nuclear power generation with nuclear weapons or microwaving a hotdog. Consequently the advocate appears unprofessional or ill informed. That knocks him down a notch in terms of winning the argument and hands an advantage to an adversary (the Luddites) who will seize every opportunity (they argue mainly by emotion). Nuclear energy is the Achilles heal of space exploration. If the radical greens are successful in banning nuclear energy (and they're darn close) then human exploration and colonization of the Solar System becomes a nonoption. This is a serious matter.

Gary