Greg Mello

Guests Greg Mello, Executive Director of the Los Alamos Study Group, Donna Gilmore, Founder of SanOnofreSafety.org, and Linda Pence-Gunter, a Nuclear Hot Seat contributor, delve into the alarming intersection of California wildfires and nuclear safety. They discuss the vulnerabilities of nuclear facilities amid raging fires and the dire consequences of inadequate safety protocols. The conversation highlights the pressing need for better regulations and public awareness, while drawing chilling parallels between wildfire threats and the potential for nuclear disasters.

Greg Mello, engineer and longtime nuclear policy watchdog, co-founded the Los Alamos Study Group. He recounts blocking plutonium projects, exposes industrial limits and rising costs in U.S. warhead programs. He warns about privatized production, labor shortages (electricians leaving for AI), regulatory rollbacks, and the political forces fueling nuclear expansion.

Greg Mello, co-founder of the Los Alamos Study Group, joins Brian to discuss the $10 trillion spending on nuclear weapons in the US, violation of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, destructive power of US nuclear warheads, lack of awareness and debate, mismanagement of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, consequences of nuclear weapons testing, and the trajectory of American politics.