nuclear peace

while driving to work about a month ago, i heard a news piece on iran and their need for "peaceful nuclear technology." i laughed. what an oxymoron!
i come from a perspective that does not understand war, violence, and revenge, so it is difficult for me to understand the need for nuclear technology at all--peaceful or war-ful. then, i thought i would try to read a little bit on it before jumping to conclusions. turns out there is a peaceful nuclear explosions treaty that outlines the limitations of using nuclear explosions peacefully. after reading this, i realized that within the treaty (and the countries who signed it) peace is when people are not harmed and when the nuclear explosions are not used as a test of weaponry. the explosions could, however, destroy the earth.
peace is not really a concept that has exclusions. peace includes people and the earth equally. peaceful nuclear technology is not all that peaceful, and is destroying the idea of peace itself. also, it negates the importance and volatility of the earth. if we continue to mistreat it, the earth will not sustain us.
just because harm does not befall on humans directly does not mean actions are peaceful. a "peaceful nuclear technology" is just a perfectly logical explanation for destruction.