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Japan's nuclear crisis deepens

| Mar. 18, 2011

As Japan's nuclear safety commission upgrades the situation at the earthquake-damaged Fukushima plant to a level five on the seven-level International Nuclear Events Scale, the country's prime minister says circumstances remain grave.

Justin Dargin, nuclear analyst and research fellow at the Dubai initiative, tells Al Jazeera of the wider implications of Japan's ongoing emergency.

Click here to watch the interview.

For more information on this publication: Belfer Communications Office
For Academic Citation:

"Japan's nuclear crisis deepens." Al-Jazeera English, March 18, 2011.

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