This contradicts what you said in your first post: "they're small nukes, but they're still nukes. (and if they're networked, could be even worse than a centralized plant)"
What is the issue? That they are dangerous or that people perceive them to be?
"Nuke", in this case, was being used as a shorter way to say "nuclear reactor". Nuclear reactors are, of course, completely different from nuclear bombs.
What is the issue? That they are dangerous or that people perceive them to be?