Environmental Communication. The Anti-Nuclear Movement

THE ANTI-NUCLEAR MOVEMENT
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The Anti-Nuclear Movement
Introduction
The antinuclear environmental movement took place in the United States. The action happened in the 1970s to curb the pollution of the environment. The general public raised concerns before the delivery of the bulk of nuclear plants ordered earlier in the 1960s. According to the concerned individuals, the orders would come with a reactor that could release high amounts of radioactivity to the environment (Advameg, Inc., 2019). The movement opposed the conducting of nuclear programs in the state. For instance, the New England Power Company's spokesman said that the Bombing of Hiroshima and its connection with atomic power is a regular occurrence. This incidence pushed the urge of the activists to start the campaign movements. The movement intended to tackle issues like; possibility of unexpected accidents, high production of nuclear weapons, and the increased likelihood of wars triggered by the availability of atomic weapons.
Background of the Movement
The United States had gone through a phase of massive expenditures in a nuclear weapon program. The Soviet Union impacted a lot of pressure on the United States' federals to develop a private industry producing nuclear instruments to justify the prior cost in the industry. The government looked for possible solutions towards its reputation on various actions of spending in the industry. Hence, the federal government encouraged private corporations to build nuclear reactions resulting in many accidents in the setting process of research and experimentations (Hong, 2016). The disasters would pull many companies out of the industry. The government came up with an act to protect all private utilities from the liability of an accident occurring within the firms. This protection attracted many investors into the industry, provoking the antinuclear activist to protest against the development of developing technology in the production of harmful products. The activism dominated the nation in the early 1970s, protesting against the negligence of public concerns on various safety measures broken by nuclear companies.
Antinuclear power attracted the interest of almost all citizens in the United States by the mid-1970s. The movement included groups like Sierra Club, Friends of the Earth, Union of Concerned Scientists, Natural resources Defense Council and Critical Mass (Hong, 2016). All these groups of activists fought against the prevalence of nuclear power around the country. The individuals were pushed by the continuous occurrence and events of atomic bombs. For example, the incidence of bomb tests at Nevada created attracted the attention of a significant number of populations on nuclear tests. The citizens got worried that the bombing tests may end up affecting the entire nation by covering the most vital parts of the land (Advameg, Inc., 2019). On the other, some of the tests resulted in accidents that took away many lives. One of the complains charges on the suit of congenital disabilities of children originating from the possible side effects of the nuclear tests. Masses involved in the movement realized that most people suffered a lot from the issue and had t...