Set aside any short-sighted focus on renewables über alles, or justifiable concerns about nuclear wastes. Isn't part of the point of restrictions on nuclear ene

Set aside any short-sighted focus on renewables über alles, or justifiable concerns about nuclear wastes. Isn't part of the point of restrictions on nuclear energy to have means of restricting nuclear weapon proliferation? While the technology of a nuclear power plant and a nuclear bomb are not the same thing, they are related. They have common technological roots and use same or similar materials. Once you can refine the right elements to sufficient purity and gather enough of that high-purity material in a single location, you can kick of a fission reaction. Once you can kick of a fission reaction, you are that closer to being able to do a couple different things. You can use it as a controlled heat source for a power plant. Or, you can use it for a runaway, all-at-once heat source to vaporize everyone in an area. Iran claimed its nuclear program was for peaceful purposes. But I don't doubt that Iran's leadership was also itching to glass Israel as soon they were able. Improving the energy situation and thus standard of living in various parts of Africa may well reduce warlordism or inter-tribal fighting. But I'm not keen on various conflicts in Africa escalating to nuclear exchanges. I can only hope that those who would implement nuclear power in Africa have well internalized the lessons of the West's sins and mistakes with nuclear tech.