Industrialized Civilization and its Accidents (via Grand Strategy: The View from Oregon)

I was waiting for “Grand Strategy: The View from Oregon” and J. N. Nielson’s take on the disaster at the nuclear plants in Japan.

He did not disappoint.

Please read this excellent piece.

James Pilant

Industrialized Civilization and its Accidents Wednesday Previously in Impossible Desires I attempted to point out some of the ways in which industrial accidents are intrinsic to industrialized civilization. The recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan that has caused so much death and destruction is a particular case in point. Japan has one of the most advanced industrialized economies on the planet. It is second to none in the development and implementation of high technology. Moreover, the J … Read More

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