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@ Wraithe: The USA did not drop the bomb on Japan just to get the world on their knees but to end the war in a more speedy way. Germany was already blown away by tons of explosives (Dresden anyone?) so basically Germany could not bring up the forces for a decent resistance.. Japan however was still active. They were still present on the continent and on a couple of island in the Pacific. Everybody back then knew that the Japansese would never surrender (or atleast not that easy) so basically it was the only thing you could do (besides sending more troops to get slaughtered). I don't say it was a good thing they did but I think it saved more lives then ending the war without them. The war lastest only 9 days after Hiroshima.
About not building nuclear reactors. Sweden has started one not so long ago, and so will Finland. In my opinion these countries are pretty concerned about their forests, people and stuff. I think it's better then bulding yet another plant that works on coal or oil. Their wastes cannot be reused. Nuclear wastes (which are dangerous, yes I know) can be reused. New types of power plants use the waste as their fuel to generate power.
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