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This Happened

This Happened - March 28: Three Mile Island Meltdown

On this day in 1979, a nuclear reactor at the Three Mile Island power plant in Pennsylvania experienced a partial meltdown due to a combination of equipment malfunctions, operator errors, and design flaws. As a result, radioactive gas was released into the environment, and the plant had to be shut down permanently.


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What was the reaction to the Three Mile Island accident?

The Three Mile Island accident was a significant event in the history of nuclear power, and it led to increased public concern about the safety of nuclear energy. Many people in the surrounding area were evacuated, and there were protests and public debates about nuclear power in the months and years that followed.

What were the consequences of Three Mile Island on the nuclear industry?

The Three Mile Island accident led to increased scrutiny of nuclear power plants and stricter regulations on safety procedures. Many people became more skeptical of the nuclear industry, and it became more difficult to build new nuclear power plants in the United States.

Has anything like the Three Mile Island accident happened since then?

There have been other nuclear accidents around the world, including the Chernobyl disaster in 1986 and the Fukushima Daiichi disaster in 2011. However, the Three Mile Island accident remains one of the most significant nuclear accidents in history, both in terms of its impact on public opinion and its long-term consequences for the nuclear industry.

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Why The World Still Needs U.S. Leadership — With An Assist From China

Twenty years of costly interventions and China's economic ascent have robbed the United States of its global supremacy. It is time for the two biggest powers to work together, to help the world.

Photograph of Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden walking side by side in the Filoli Estate in the U.S. state of California​

Nov. 15, 2023: Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden take a walk after their talks in the Filoli Estate in the U.S. state of California

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María Ángela Holguín*

-Analysis-

BOGOTÁ — The United States is facing a complex moment in its history, as it loses its privileged place in the world. Since the Second World War, it has been the world's preeminent power in economic and political terms, helping rebuild Europe after the war and through its growing economy, aiding the development of a significant part of the world.

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Its model of democracy, long considered exemplary around the world, has gone through a rough patch, thanks to excessive polarization and discord. This has cost it a good deal of its leadership, unity and authority.

How much authority does it have to chide certain countries on democracy, as it does, after such outlandish incidents as the assault on Congress in January 2021? The fights we have seen over electing a new speaker of the House of Representatives or backing the administration's foreign policy are simply incredible.

In Ukraine's case, President Biden failed to win support for the aid package for which he was hoping, even if there is a general understanding that if Russia wins this war, Europe's stability would be at risk. It would mean the victory of a longstanding enemy.

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