We are claiming the paper on Nuclear Power and Nuclear Weapons, written nearly 28 years ago, by the late and great Theodore B. Taylor, as Federalist Paper number one for this new era.
My current essay is a capstone of the first, which we designate as the second federalist paper of this era.
As comprehensive and authoritative as the work of Theodore B. Taylor, the work is not finished. He concludes with a section titled Global Nuclear Abolition The idea is of course correct, and necessary. However, there is no indication of how such a ban can be achieved.
To be successful, this ban will require establishment of an international sovereign with sufficient authority to enforce it.
The ban will require oversight and planning. Nuclear materials must be handled carefully and disposed of properly.
A time table needs to be put in place so investments in nuclear power are not wasted. We won’t need nuclear power in the Solar Era, but complete eradication of nonrenewable energy sources will take some time.
Alan Dechert
a vice president of the constitutional convention organized by OSGG
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