Sure, but the business case for a nuclear plant straight up doesnt stack up unless you're weighing some parameter other than the best interests of the public. The facts on the costs and timelines are sitting right there.
Build out renewables - you get faster power on the grid (a couple of years vs a couple of decades) AND the power is cheaper. LOTS cheaper.
Which is exactly why this is a bad choice
And yet Hinkley C was approved in 2010 and is still not finished, current cost is at 3 times the orginal budget and ETA is now 2030 from originally 2023 (and may slip further).
What's worse is they contract in a fixed price for the power generated which is way higher than renewables can generate it for. So we're paying more for our electricity.
China is indeed our largest trading partner but the Australian approach is a bit more nuanced. Previous experience has taught that China will try to control if they perceive weakness. We had a trade "dispute" (deliberate chinese sanctions) because they objected to Oz politicians discussing the source of covid. We diversified. But we didnt roll over.
There is a current conflict between the fact we have heavily aligned with the US post WW2 and them going fascist while the majority of our markets are in Asia.
We cannot simply kowtow to China, it straight up doesnt work and isnt respected. But we can no longer rely on the US as an ally and need to strengthen our ties locally.
I'm hopeful that Japanese & Korean defence overtures with Europe, and European ties with Canada & UK will draw together a "free world" defence alliance against the fascists and dictators.
Here's hoping its only a cold war.
I'm saying the Marshalls are this body, they should be reassigned directly to the judiciary.
Which involves asking the oppressing person/organisation to hand over the capability to resist them.
"Please Mr Mugger, give me your gun, then you can't rob me"
How exactly do you think that request is going to go ?
Video is posted in the thread, and yes that's a model 3 about to be crushed by a sherman tank.
Good lord
What does that mean ? "Just like we drew it up" ?
Good luck. I really hope that succeeds. With the size of California's economy that would be a very successful country in its own right.
If you're not bright enough to work it out yourself then I guess that's not your fault, many of your countrymen seem to be, here's a good thread
Great post, very informative and well analysed. So what DO you think is possible to do for resistance ? If you don't feel comfortable answering because of the surveillance I understand.
I suspect the families of the dead civilians in Kyiv are even less happy