World Future Council2019-09-252019-09-252014-02-142011-03-28http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/200867The disaster in Japan has demonstrated once again the limits of human capability to keep dangerous technologies free from accidents with catastrophic results. Natural disasters combined with human error have proven a potent force for undermining even the best laid plans. Reliance on human perfection reflects a hubris that has led to other major failures of dangerous technologies in the past, and will do so in the future.engWith permission of the license/copyright holderJapanNuclear disasterdisaster controlFukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power StationsustainabilityGlobal ethicsPolitical ethicsEnvironmental ethicsEthics of global commonsGeneral theology/otherPreprint