1 dead in blast at French nuclear plant, but no leak reported: What We're Reading Now
Sep 12, 2011

FRANCE
1 dead in blast at French nuclear plant, but no leak reported
Douglas Stanglin, USA Today -- September 12, 2011
The French nuclear safety body says an explosion has rocked a nuclear plant in southern France, the Associated Press reports. French media report at least one death, but no immediate radioactive leakage to the outside.

Explosion at French Nuclear-Waste Plant Leaves One Dead, 4 Hurt
Tara Patel, Blloomberg -- September 12, 2011
An explosion at a nuclear-waste plant in the south of France left one person dead and four people injured, according to Electricite de France, which operates the site.

UNITED STATES
Bob Woodward: George W. Bush 'rolled his eyes" at Dick Cheney
Tim Mak, Politico -- September 12, 2011  
President George W. Bush “rolled his eyes” when Vice President Dick Cheney signaled his interest in bombing a Syrian nuclear plant at a key meeting of White House advisers, Bob Woodward writes in Monday’s Washington Post.

Cheney: Nuclear Terrorism Is ‘Most Dangerous Threat’ We Face
Bridget Johnson, Enterprise Journal -- September 9, 2011
Former Vice President Dick Cheney said that the “most dangerous threat” we face is nuclear materials falling into the hands of terrorists.


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