Critical mess: how the neocons are promoting nuclear proliferation.
American Prospect, The, July, 2003 by Bennett, Drake
BACK IN JANUARY, BRAZIL'S NEWLY APPOINTED MINISTER of science and technology, Roberto Amaral, suggested in a radio interview that his country had nuclear ambitions. "Brazil is a country at peace, that has always preserved peace and is a defender of peace, but we need to be prepared, including technologically," he said.
"We can't renounce any form of scientific knowledge, whether the genome, DNA or nuclear fission." It was hardly a Kim Jong-II--caliber nuclear tantrum, but it did cause a stir. The comments were roundly condemned and a flurry of clarifications ...
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