Posted on Feb 26, 2022
Why Russia's capture of Chernobyl might not be the biggest nuclear concern in Ukraine
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Russia's capture of the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine and the surrounding exclusion zone raised alarms across the international community, with many world leaders wondering if Russia chose to seize the area for a specific reason.
But Chernobyl might not actually be the biggest nuclear concern in Ukraine right now, said James Acton, the co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
What worries him more are the four active nuclear power plants in the country that contain spent fuel which is more radioactive than what is left at Chernobyl today.
Russia's capture of the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine and the surrounding exclusion zone raised alarms across the international community, with many world leaders wondering if Russia chose to seize the area for a specific reason.
But Chernobyl might not actually be the biggest nuclear concern in Ukraine right now, said James Acton, the co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
What worries him more are the four active nuclear power plants in the country that contain spent fuel which is more radioactive than what is left at Chernobyl today.
Why Russia's capture of Chernobyl might not be the biggest nuclear concern in Ukraine
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remember the early classes we sat through... a defender has a 10 to 1 advantage. IMO add to that the home turf advantage and fighting for one's home. I don't think this will be an easy or quick battle.
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