originally posted by lwflee
Forest fires cannot really be controlled. Especially in a
country as large as indonesia.
IIRC, indonesian forest fires only became a significant problem
after the downfall of Soeharto. Forest fires could not be
eliminated but could be minimised.
Anyway, Indonesia is party to the non-proliferation treaty and none
of their neighbours have any nuclear arms nor any intention to
develop them. Hence, to start development of nuclear weapons in
this region just do not make any sense. 
They have also in the past indicated intention to develop peaceful
use of nuclear energy. Due to their large population and declining
reserves of oil and gas, it makes sense to develop alternative
sources of energy. I don't believe there is any need to read too
much into this.
IMO, we are more vulnerable due to ever increasing cost of fossil
fuel and total dependence on imports. Further, we suffer from
scarcity of land to develop alternative energy sources. For
instance, where could we safely locate a nuclear plant if we had
wanted to construct it?
There may be some concern only if the nuclear plants are located
close by. In the event these are located close by, the Malaysians
will also raise objection.
