A whole other kettle of fission: Ukraine’s imperilled nuclear plant

The Intelligence from The Economist
23 nov 2022 24 min
A whole other kettle of fission: Ukraine’s imperilled nuclear plant
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<p>The power station in Zaporizhia has served as an impromptu military base for Russian forces—but <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/11/20/an-alarming-tug-o-war-over-a-ukrainian-nuclear-plant?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">danger is mounting</a> and there are signs that troops may soon give it up. The sportswear-industry boom that has much of the world wearing high-performance kit may soon <a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2022/11/10/the-sportswear-giants-are-running-into-hurdles?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">come to an end</a>. And why teenage angst is such a <a href="https://www.economist.com/culture/2022/11/18/bones-and-all-probes-the-gruesomeness-of-growing-up?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">good fit</a> for horror films. </p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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