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You may be interested in the Norwegian TV series "Occcupied": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okkupert https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okkupert The premise is tha
by ubernostrum 9y ago
You may be interested in the Norwegian TV series "Occcupied":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okkupert https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okkupert
The premise is that Norway develops thorium reactor technology and ceases all fossil-fuel production. And then is clandestinely and later openly invaded by Russia, with the blessing of other countries, to seize oil and gas production facilities and forcibly re-open them.
- sitkack 9y agoOil is always a liability. It would be better to claim you ran out. But the Russian subearth nuclear boring machines don't need to invade.
- na85 9y ago>Russian subearth nuclear boring machines The what now?
- rlkf 9y agoOff-topic, but still: There are several frightening realistic aspects with that series, but the key premise - that the U.K. would willingly allow Russia to take control over one of its energy sources - is so utterly bonkers that it spoils the rest.
- kwhitefoot 9y ago> so utterly bonkers You mean more bonkers than letting EDF and the Chinese do it?