Gregg Braden explains how thorium represents a cleaner, safer alternative to conventional nuclear energy that was overlooked during the Manhattan Project. He describes how uranium was chosen not for efficiency, but because it produced plutonium for weapons, while thorium, an abundant and inexpensive element, offered a non-weaponizable option with recyclable waste. Braden highlights how thorium reactors resist meltdowns and notes that multiple countries successfully tested thorium salt reactors d