Unenlightened Commentary.: Scaremongering Headline Of The Day

Friday, March 11, 2011

Fears nuclear reactor will explode as 'out of control' cooling system fails at plant

Three guesses where it's from.

Paddy said...: I think they've now just taken to nicking headlines from episodes of the West Wing. Coming next, the one in which a dodgy Frenchie tries to ply the president's daughter with drugs and she ends up kidnapped; 6:41 PM, March 11, 2011
DJ said...: Godzilla's not going to like this.; 7:04 PM, March 11, 2011
Ross said...: Godzilla loves radiation!

Paddy- I believe you're referring to 'Spartan' by David Mamet.; 7:19 PM, March 11, 2011
JuliaM said...: It's both the plot of 'Spartan' AND a 'West Wing' plot line...; 8:45 PM, March 11, 2011
banned said...: As BBC Radio 2 laconically put it "A nuclear power station caught fire but the fire was put out".

Move along, nothing to see.; 2:42 AM, March 12, 2011
Ross said...: Julia- Thanks for that. I guess being the President's daughter is a much more dangerous predicament than I realised.

Banned- I'm sure the Japanese have prepared for this, I mean they knew they were in a quake zone when they built the station,; 8:38 AM, March 12, 2011
Edwin Greenwood said...: Never mind all that, what will be the effect on house prices?; 8:43 AM, March 13, 2011