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I would guess that nuclear power plants are one of the first pieces of infrastructure to be targeted in the event of a NATO-Russia nuclear war. The reasons why
by mumblemumble 5y ago
I would guess that nuclear power plants are one of the first pieces of infrastructure to be targeted in the event of a NATO-Russia nuclear war. The reasons why nuclear power plants are less likely to be attacked in a conventional war don't really apply in that case. And you wouldn't even need to waste a nuke on it; a conventional warhead would do the job just as well.
Solar, yeah, I suppose losing ~50% of your output capacity is not awesome. But better to be operating at 50% than to be destroyed completely.
- doingtheiroming 5y agoA regional conflict like India / Pakistan is far more likely than a superpower apocalypse and nuclear power would be hugely helpful in that situation. The same goes for a major volcanic eruption or any number of other disasters we might face which affect the amount of solar energy available.
- mumblemumble 5y agoI would guess that India and Pakistan know as well as anyone else the importance of destroying an opponent's most critical infrastructure in the execution of a total war.
- bufferoverflow 5y agoThat's why we need underground nuclear power plants. War in Ukraine showed how fragile surface infrastructure is.
- einpoklum 5y agoWe must close the cave gap!