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The Nuclear Danger Escalates in Japan

The danger of Japan's nuclear crisis has been raised to the level of Three Mile Island, the American plant that partially melted down in 1979...

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By Warren Olney • Mar 18, 2011 • 51m Listen

The danger of Japan's nuclear crisis has been raised to the level of Three Mile Island, the American plant that partially melted down in 1979. We hear about the reaction in Tokyo and about fear of radiation in the only nation ever bombed with nuclear weapons. Also, Libya declares a cease-fire, and President Obama addresses the situation in Libya.

Banner image: Momoko Onodera prays as she talks about her husband who died in the tsunami at an evacuation center on March 18, 2011 in Kesennuma, Japan. Photo: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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