Norman Soloman - 2005 May 5: Reviews the political decisions that are increasing the availability of nuclear weapons. The author contends that we have to forego the benefits of nuclear power because it causes the spread of nuclear weapons. I don't agree with this position. Shutting down nuclear power plants in some countries will not eliminate the interest in nuclear weapons. However, the problem involves many levels of political, military, and cultural maneuvering and the spread of nuclear weapons seems to be one of the unhappy outcomes of all this.