A long, vulnerable coastline facing a region with frequent earthquakes, tsunamis and typhoons. Even to a layman like me, that sounds like exactly where you don’t want to build risky Nuclear power plants. This was what the the world too clearly saw in 2001 with the mega-disaster in Fukushima, Japan. So why does the United States want to provide Nuclear Power technology to another east Asian country in just as risky of a situation.

Actually, its worse. Unlike Japan, though, Vietnam has a notoriously corrupt Government that is taking steps to reduce freedom of expression of its citizens. Last year, they made it illegal to post news on Facebook, and have arrested numerous bloggers and journalists standing up for free speech. Why does the United States want to reward a country moving in the wrong direction with regards to human rights?

Moreover, Vietnam is a developing country that lacks effective knowledge and infrastructure to manage Nuclear Power. Yet, money-hungry Corporations are pushing an agreement despite the fact that, here in the United States, we haven’t opened a new Nuclear Power plant since ??.

Right now, the agreement can only be stopped by Congressional action - inaction would be the deal would go through. So we must pressure Congress to annul this agreement.

Vietnamese citizens may not have the power to stand up against Nuclear Power, so let’s stand up for them. Sign our petition and help prevent another Fukushima.