The US Army tried portable nuclear power at remote bases 60 years ago – it didn't go well

Nearly 60 years after a radiation-leaking reactor was removed from a US Army base on the Greenland ice sheet, the military is exploring portable nuclear reactors again.

Paul Bierman, Fellow of the Gund Institute for Environment, Professor of Natural Resources, University of Vermont • conversation
July 20, 2021 • ~10 min

The US Army tried mobile nuclear power at remote bases 60 years ago – it didn't go well

Nearly 60 years after a radiation-leaking reactor was removed from a US Army base on the Greenland ice sheet, the military is exploring portable nuclear reactors again.

Paul Bierman, Fellow of the Gund Institute for Environment, Professor of Natural Resources, University of Vermont • conversation
July 20, 2021 • ~10 min

A military perspective on climate change could bridge the gap between believers and doubters

US military leaders have to plan for operations all over the world, so they can't afford to ignore climate change or debate its causes.

Michael Klare, Professor Emeritus and Director, Five College Program in Peace and World Security Studies, Hampshire College • conversation
Feb. 18, 2020 • ~8 min

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