[Rockitz]

Toshiba also sold machine tools to the Soviets during the peak of the Cold War that cost the taxpayers of this country billions in lost submarine surveillance capabilities. They were slapped on the wrist by some international court and paid a small fine, but the Soviets were able to make their submarine propellers significantly quieter and the damage was done. I’ll never knowingly purchase a Toshiba product again.

[HAL9000]

Toshiba also sold machine tools to the Soviets during the peak of the Cold War that cost the taxpayers of this country billions in lost submarine surveillance capabilities.

I remember that - but now we have the national security problem of being dependent on the Middle East for our energy supply. These micro nuclear reactors could help reduce that dependency.

I'm hoping that General Electric and Westinghouse will make these things too.

[WildcatClan]

In 1988, Duncan Hunter used a sledgehammer to make a point–smashing a Toshiba radio to protest the company's sale of submarine technology products to countries in the Soviet bloc–and advocated barring Toshiba from ever doing business in the United States.

I liked the company, they made a decent product, but I have never purchased anything of theirs since. I am certainly not going to reverse that trend by buying a reactor. :)

[-=SoylentSquirrel=-]

"...the Soviets were able to make their submarine propellers significantly quieter and the damage was done. I’ll never knowingly purchase a Toshiba product again..."

Thank you for reminding us of this pertinent information.

[SunkenCiv]

I remember seeing, back in the 1980s, a bumpersticker — in Dearborn — which said, “Thanks Toshiba For Making Russian Subs Run Better”. Thanks for that reminder.