5 ms·
Germany is stationing nuclear capable missiles again, with the approval of the Green Party, which had been at the forefront of the anti Pershing-II protests but
by wrKaxnc 2y ago
Germany is stationing nuclear capable missiles again, with the approval of the Green Party, which had been at the forefront of the anti Pershing-II protests but is now a war party:
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-shrugs-off-putin-comments-on-us-missiles/a-69801608 https://www.dw.com/en/germany-shrugs-off-putin-comments-on-u...
If that is possible, why not pebble bed reactors?
- fabian2k 2y agoThey're conventional missiles, not nuclear. And nuclear capable is a bit misleading here as that capability was dismantled for the Tomahawk cruise missiles. Of course the US could add it back with some effort, but that goes for essentially every missile that is large enough.
- polotics 2y agoA war party? Si vis Pacem para Bellum!
- oezi 2y agoThe age of Nuclear is over and won't be coming back. The technology trajectories are now just in favor of solar and batteries. Everything else has no chance.
- acchow 2y agoChina this week just approved 11 new nuclear power plants, including a 4th Gen. Last year they approved 10. They currently have 56 in operation. I would hardly say the age of nuclear is over.
- oezi 2y agoGiven that there are roughly 500 reactors in operation and they last up to 40-50 years, this is just keeping the status quo. The share of nuclear electricity has been slipping.
- ViewTrick1002 2y agoAuthoritarian state still keeping a toe in for military and pragmatic reasons. With communistic 5 year plan system you can through sheer force build a few reactors to keep the option open. For every passing year they’ve been pulling back their nuclear ambitions in favor of renewables. https://reneweconomy.com.au/chinas-quiet-energy-revolution-the-switch-from-nuclear-to-renewable-energy/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/chinas-quiet-energy-revolution-t...