<p>In this episode of CounterPunch Radio, MV Ramana speaks with Joshua Frank about the lies and misconceptions surrounding a nuclear power revival, atomic energy&#8217;s ties to weapons proliferation, and much more. The conversation took place in January at <a href="https://www.patmbooks.com/">Page Against the Machine</a> bookstore in Long Beach, California.</p> <p>M. V. Ramana is the <a href="https://sppga.ubc.ca/profile/m-v-ramana/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security</a> at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia, and the author of <a href="https://www.versobooks.com/products/3013-nuclear-is-not-the-solution">Nuclear is Not the Solution</a> with Verso Books.</p> <p>Joshua Frank is co-editor of CounterPunch and co-host of <a href="https://www.counterpunch.org/category/counterpunch-radio-podcasts/">CounterPunch Radio</a>. He is the author of <a href="https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1940-atomic-days" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Atomic Days: The Untold Story of the Most Toxic Place in America</a>, and the forthcoming, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/bad-energy-the-deep-sea-miners-rogue-lithium-extractors-and-wind-industrialists-who-are-selling-off-our-future-joshua-frank/6613ae4e8b79415e?ean=9798888906071&amp;next=t&amp;next=t&amp;affiliate=1039">Bad Energy: The AI Hucksters, Rogue Lithium Extractors, and Wind Industrialists Who are Selling Off Our Future</a>, both with Haymarket Books.</p> <p><em>Sponsored by <a href="https://www.pilsencommunitybooks.com/">Pilsen Community Books</a>.</em></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/04/10/nuclear-madness-mv-ramana-in-conversation-w-joshua-frank/">Nuclear Madness: MV Ramana in Conversation w/ Joshua Frank</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.counterpunch.org">CounterPunch.org</a>.</p>