NJ Congressman (and Physicist) Rush Holt Discusses Japanese Nuclear Meltdown With Rachel Maddow

Many people forget or don't know that NJ Congressman Rush Holt (D-12) is also a nuclear physicist. He appeared in a segment on tonight's episode of the Rachel Maddow on MSNBC.

Holt talked about whether or not the U.S has taken the threat of natural disasters seriously enough and what lessons the U.S can take from the mistakes in Japan after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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