New plants are way to expensive. It’s non longer economical to build those.

It was never economical. Nuclear power was heavily subsidised for other reasons than electricity generation. Any country that runs a sizable nuclear industry for power generation does have the capability to develop a nuclear weapons programme in relatively short order. (Usually a matter of months)

It’s basically nuclear deterrent light.

In electricity generation, it typically can’t be throttled reasonably in a way that allows quick reaction to changing demand. Most reactors’ power output is regulated by changing the chemistry of the coolant, which can only be done gradually, Using quicker control rods for everyday power adjustment rather than only for shutdown and startup, is avoided to avoid uneven, and therefore inefficient fuel burn. While it could be done, it would make nuclear power even more uneconomical than it already is by forcing more frequent shutdowns for fuel changes.

Of course fusion looks really promising

Fusion reactors have been constantly 30 years away for deacades.

All nuclear power programmes are really just a reserve of know-how, equipment and manpower to maintain the capability of keeping or developing a nuclear weapons programme. The electricity generation does work, but it really is more of a fig leaf to make the massive expenses and the inherent risks of running nuclear reactors more palatable to the general public. Of course having a relatively weather independent baseline electricity generation capability is a good thing, too, but as all thermal power stations, nuclear power stations aren’t completely weather independent either, as they do rely on large quantities of water for cooling.

They do report to a chain of command that ultimately reports to Agent Krasnov after all.

The bad F word. Much worse than feck.

Well, unfortunately it seems to be prudent for preferably the EU itself, or its members, to pursue nuclear deterrent, thanks to the USA turning from a somewhat reliable ally into an enemy. The UK isn’t a member of the EU anymore and has proven not very trustworthy either, and France alone doesn’t have a very big nuclear deterrent. Also, it would just be fair to share some of the risks and burdens associated with maintaining such a necessary evil.

In fact, I highly doubt that any country that ever ran a large scale nuclear power programme did so because they actually believed it was an economical way of producing electrical energy. It has always been a know-how, equipment, and manpower pool for maintaining the ability to build a military nuclear programme in short order. Of course that tends to be not very palatable for the public, so it was preferred to tell them the lie of a clean and economical electricity source instead.

Getting rid of all nuclear industry was a strategic mistake, but not in terms of electricity generation. Using nuclear energy to generate electricity has never been and will never be economical.

It was a strategic mistake to ditch that gigantic reserve of know-how, equipment and trained personnel, which could have been used for pursuing a military use of nuclear energy, which unfortunately has proven to be necessary due to an ally turned enemy.

From antivaxer idiots who don’t vote Nazis and tankies who don’t vote The Left.

Of course they do, they are the press, after all.

If you do feelgood environmental policy aimed at the emotional wellbeing of upper middle class academics on the back of, or with utter disregard for the working class, while the rich get to pollute all they like, you’ll get tensions with the working class.

If there now is no decent working class party, the working class voters will instead flock to whoever bashes the Greens the loudest. Guess who that is.

In Germany we do have experience with that, too. Guess how Hitler got into office back in the day.

Apparently nobody remembers, unfortunately.

The Greens in Baden-Württemberg are often referred to as the Wholegrain CDU for a reason.

Nothing says “privacy focused” like willy nilly handing over data to American 3 letter agencies.

They do deserve each other. If you have Friends like Putin or Trump, you don’t need any enemies.

Of course, because with European countries having their own nuclear deterrence, neither the USA nor the current US government’s handlers in the Kremlin can blackmail them into submission anymore.

German politicians will never let an opportunity to disappoint and betray pass unused. They haven’t for decades, and they are very good at it.

And I always though nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.

has got his nose so far up Trump’s ass that it’s effectively sealed and diapers are no longer needed.

I think Merz isn’t crawling up Trump’s arse in the customary way, head first, he is going in feet first instead, so he can keep sucking him off while crawling in.

The UK does not allow the US to use it for offensive missions.

That’s hair splitting though, because a whole lot of US aircraft have moved through that base in preparation for the attack. And they have been seen, pictures have been all over the internet. Logistics to support the war are also going through European US bases, and (especially military) logistics of an opponent are a legitimate target, too.

the whole reason Iran targets a place like this is so other countries (e.g. Cyprus) pressure the US into halting their campaign. This is why i’m saying they shouldn’t voice their anger too publicly.

And the US halting their reckless war would be a bad thing exactly why?

Iran considers us (the Europeans including Cyprus and the US) their enemy. We should not allow Iran to abuse out internal disagreements.

The US, at least with its current government, considers Europe as an enemy, too, and is actively working on overthrowing European cooperation by supporting anti-Euroopean political forces in a lot of European countries, and is waging a trade war on Europe. (Quite likely on behalf of Russia, another declared enemy of Europe, currently engaged in a war of imperialist conquest on European soil)

Disagreements with the US aren’t “internal”. I’m not saying Europe should go “the enemy of my enemy is my friend”, but it needs to urgently detach itself from the US. If that comes with the added benefit of not painting giant targets all over the European countryside thanks to US military presence and the US starting reckless wars in Europe’s back yard, that’s a good thing.

That particular base has been (and possibly still is) used as a staging area by the US air force.