Terrible Twins

Hiroshima and Fukushima remind us that civilian and military nuclear technology go hand in hand.

How non -state actors might use stolen technology or materials is also a major concern. It would be possible for them to build a crude nuclear weapon using publicly available information and materials stolen from an existing reactor; more likely, terrorist groups might attack a civilian nuclear facility or build a "dirty bomb," which spreads radioactive material using conventional explosives.Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ: TSEM) (TASE: TSEM), the global specialty foundry leader and its fully owned U.S. subsidiary Jazz Semiconductor, operate collectively under the brand name TowerJazz, manufacturing integrated circuits with geometries ranging from 1.0 to 0.13-micron. TowerJazz provides industry leading design enablement tools to allow complex designs to be achieved quickly and more accurately and offers a broad range of customizable process technologies including SiGe, BiCMOS, Mixed-Signal and RFCMOS, CMOS Image Sensor, Power Management (BCD), and Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) as well as MEMS capabilities. To provide world-class customer service, TowerJazz maintains two manufacturing facilities in Israel, one in the U.S., and one in Japan with additional capacity available in China through manufacturing partnerships. For more information, please visit www.towerjazz.com.A serious look at the connections between nuclear weapons and nuclear power has to be part of this process.This press release includes forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary from those projected or implied by such forward-looking statements. A complete discussion of risks and uncertainties that may affect the accuracy of forward-looking statements included in this press release or which may otherwise affect our business is included under the heading "Risk Factors" in our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, Forms F-1, F-3 and 6-K, as were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Israel Securities Authority. We do not intend to update, and expressly disclaim any obligation to update, the information contained in this release.Dover Pub. Co.About Ramon Chips, Ltd.PaperbackAfter decades of stagnation, particularly in the West, the nuclear power industry had seemed ready for a renaissance. In early 201 1, 440 nuclear power reactors operated worldwide; more than 60 more were under construction. Two years ago in Prague, President Obama revived the vision of a world without nuclear weapons, but in the same speech advocated that the world "harness the power of nuclear energy on behalf of our efforts to combat climate change."About TowerJazzThen the Fukushima accident happened: a dramatic example of the natural world out of controL even in a country with highly sophisticated technical capacity. The possibility that powerful natural events- the mammoth earthquake and tsunami- could overwhelm human safety precautions seems to have eluded decision-makers.

Marie Dennis is the co-president of Pax Christi International and director of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns in Washington, D.C.

Author: Dennis, Marie