"What working people should know about nuclear power Halstead. Pathfinder Press, 50p.
'Workers' Power, Power' by Mike Simons. Socialists Unlimited for SWP. 50р.
TWO socialist pamphlets on nuclear power have been published recently. One is from the Socialist workers Party in the United States and the other from the British SWP.
The first entitled What • people shoula know about nuclear powe by Fred Halstead. It is a successful attempt straightforward what exactly the dangers of nuclear power starts with biological effects of radiation, goes on to say now nuclear reactors work, wnal luel reprocessing involves, and then says a little about the political background.
pamphlet clear pressurised water reactors (PWRs) - the the US and US legsaion as is not relevant to Drilal because the Tory government wants to build them here, but some of the technical facts. stated as generalities, do not apply to British gas-cooled reactors.
The basic differences reactors and thermal reactors could have been explainea in just a nue more detail. These are not obscure technical points, LICY are fundamental to the economics and safety of nuclear connection with nuclear weapons. (A plan by the ruel Cycle avaluauon sel up oy ricsident Carter that the capitalist countries should reactors, we erore reprocessing and bombs, allowing the developing countries only themai reactors.
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conclusions of the pamphlet are that nuclear power should be opposed and that coal is the short-term energy until renewable sources can be developed Andrew Pulley tactics for opposing nuclear nower. we shone encourate traac unlone to join with other forces and to put their organizing power and political strength Working people have no interest in either nuclear power or making war. do nave an interest in cical all, Jou saicty. and — if you please — in the continuation of the human race. If we get organized, we have the power to do something about it.
The British SWP Workers Power. written by Mike Simons. Contrary to my expectations, it is one nuclear publications i nave read, and is an immeasurable improvement previous SWP effort, Red Alert.
Longer than the American pamphlet it not only covers wider ground but also goes into deeply. It is very easy to read in spite of the density of information, and gives a wellbalanced view DOWe technical, paris and winda true excessary without exaggeration found in some anti-nuclear publications, Wnic! substantial danger role imperialist domination clearly itset. ine economic aroments or tic so-called 'energy crisis' are exposed and the anti-nuclear movement, world-wide and in Britain, is assessed. Case studies illustrate the general points about work hazards, threats to workers' rights, and how they interaci pamphlet inal say:
giving all tne lacts badly needed in Britain. the (British) SWP is excellent in filling this how nuclear power should be opposed But perhaps it information to make up our own minds on that humourous songs, bawdy songs, songs o!