Talk in Germany of reopening their nuclear power plants, not sure where that is at. Hopefully they haven’t been so stupid as to decommission them.
I have zero military knowledge but surely the most important aid to send Ukraine is whatever equipment can take out large stationary artillery? Like will the drones be effective there? It looks like if they declaw the Russians by taking away their artillery they would make no progress whatsoever, it would be a stalemate. They have missile strikes sure but those would be too expensive for use in a siege without conventional artillery.
Belgium holding onto them- quite right too.
https://www.google.ie/amp/s/amp.france24.com/en/live-news/20220318-belgium-delays-nuclear-energy-exit-10-years-due-to-ukraine-war
No idea what point you're trying to make here. Can't imagine what war you think I'm supporting.
And so, you are capable to join up... it's just not for you, eh?
I suspect even if you poll you'd get a majority to cease purchases now but I doubt you'd get a majority willing to suffer the consequences when they are spelled out. Living standards in Europe would fall dramatically if the taps were turned off suddenly.
That's the problem with crowds, they are reactionary. Decoupling over time is the correct strategy.
hahaha
This is truly great news. It'll take time though, but by far the more sensible option than taking Russian oil.
As much as I'd love it to be done, we can't turn off the taps suddenly, as mentioned it has to be phased (which is the plan), and a majority of Germans seem to support that, despite the higher costs of living it's going to incur.
We're all paying and going to pay higher costs due to this war, for food, fuel, everything, it sucks, but the impression I get is that people are willing to pay this price. Even in the US, I've seen polls showing 75%+ of Americans support the sanctions and restrictions on Russia even if it means higher prices for Americans.
It’s only talk I haven’t heard anything concrete since. Would depend on where the decommissioning process is at but looks like insanity now to close them.
The French must be sitting pretty with theirs- think something like 70% of electricity comes from nuclear production
That's obviously bullshit.
It's a good start though.
Yes, I do believe that was part of the ingredients used.
Not a bad time to invest in uranium, has brutal performance the last decade but its the only long term energy strategy in town.
Could be a good shout. I'm all tied up right now/increasing my position in a particular bio stock 😏
Probably going to be used for another hostage/pow exchange.
Possibly dual purpose, to replace with a puppet and/or used for an exchange (I believe the Ukrainians have many more Russian POWs than vice-versa)
List of Nestle Easter egg products to boycott- Aero, After Eight, Animal Bar, Black Magic, Blue Riband, Breakaway, Caramac, Crunch, Dairy Box, Drifter, KitKat, Lion Bar, Matchmakers, Milkybar, Polo mints, Quality Street, Rolo, Rowntree’s, Smarties, Toffee Crisp, Walnut Whip, Yorkie.
There are currently still three nuclear power plants operational in Germany, Isar and Neckarwestheim 2 in the south of the country and Emsland in the North. There is currently discussion about keeping these in operation beyond their scheduled closing date at the end of 2022. In addition the nuclear power plants at Brokdorf, Gundremmingen and Grohndorf, which were decommissioned at the end of 2021, are indeed in consideration for reactivation, as their disassembly hasn't yet been approved. All of this would however require a change in legislation and I'm not sure whether that process has started yet.
I doubt it. It is more likely Aleksandr Bortnikov schemed to get Putin involved into this war to then remove him from his post and take it over.
Saying that dozens disagree with me is patently hyperbole. There may be, but there is no evidence of it. Besides, until NATO command disagree with me no amount of armchair generals will make a difference.
That you think being concerned about any threat of nuclear war is to be downplayed indicates you don't have a grasp of what's involved or how actually miniscule it actually is.
The "special operation" was sold though by the state media as a quick solution to the situation in the Donbass region - it was framed as not being a war at all, but a quick manoeuvre to "protect Russian civilians in the Donbass". A prolonged war of attrition in the whole of Ukraine with mounting Russian casualties and losses was most certainly not part of the script.
If all three were brought back into operation, what affect would this have on gas requirements? Surely, they will keep the operational stations open.
That'd be so sneaky... sounds like the man for the job !
Note the inclusion of Geographical regions in the NAZI German Anthem - effectively saying - to hell with Borders - these lands BELONG to US
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.
There may not be anything to that story, but Bortnikov is who Kadyrov accused of being responsible for the leak of the locations of Chechen 'fighters' (assasination squads) near Kiev a few weeks ago.
Would be great if a major retailer made a stand, and started refusing to stock Nestle products.
Unlikely here but I could see a company like Sainsburys in the UK going down that road.
If it did happen it would surely embarrass Nestle in taking action.
Be great to show the public the questionable ethics of this organisation.
The only thing stupider than wanting to build a nuclear power plant from scratch to produce energy at a higher cost than any other source and it taking 25 years is wanting to close down existing plants which have already taken the sunk costs and can output electricity at competitive rates.
Remember the yanks let everyone know what, 10 days before the Russian invasion? Any move on NATO territory would be known about weeks in advance. The only thing that wouldn't would be high-intensity, high-accuracy co-ordinated strikes on all military (ground, air and sea) forces in a huge area. Even that would be mostly intercepted if they somehow could organise it in secret right up until launch. Such an attack would be full scale war instantly.
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