How many nukes have they built in the last 25 years?
Trump is talking sense
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Small Modular Reactors. Small nuclear reactors built mainly offsite in modular form, About the size of a football pitch when finished and capable of supplying power to approx 1 million homes.
I realise that but there's a number of deals going on.
4 contenders competing for contracts in UK of which RR is one, the award could go to more than one company. Winner is expected to be announced in June.
there are only 4 SMRs operational in the world, in Russia and China
its a rapidly emerging technology, the Uk should be putting a ton of money into British businesses like RR to be at the forefront
If the contract goes to a foreign company esp China, I would nto be impressed at all.
Hinckley point C is a massive failure in my opinion -French construction with Chinese finance and decades of super expensive electricity -absolutely nuts.
Yes still in the development stage really, the appeal is they're quicker and cheaper to build than full size stations and because of size, less intrusive into the areas they're built.
With AI and servers requiring more and more power these are needed badly, and it's green tech.
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Well, that didn't work!
It was meant to be the geezer from Airplane going "Huh?"
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Trump has been discussing giving compensation to the rioters who were imprisoned and who he pardoned.
At the same time, he is trying to get the civil compensation cases brought against him by the police officers who were injured in the riot thrown out.
I just found that rather ironic.
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He doesn't care...
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Trump says he 'couldn't care less' if car prices rise in the US
Trump says he hopes foreign carmakers raise prices as it means people will buy US-made cars.
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Trump may not realise how much the prices of cars will go up in the US. Making cars is a global business, so even the iconic US brands import a large percentage of foreign parts. Tesla's is the lowest. figure.
T has asked US manufacturers - GM , Ford not to pass on the extra cost of the foreign content to US consumers. Yeah, right, sure.
Stellantis - Dodge and loads of others, looks to be Dutch, all very complicated.
BMWs, "made in America" import the engines, for example.
I would imagine that when the US makers see the prices of top end BMW etc cars go up, they'll put their own luxury models' prices up to match, partly paying for those tariffs lower down the range.
The Donald won't like it.
Would we be able to tell if he blushes?
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Poots will be shaking his head at T in disbelief again
T doesn't like what P is doing in Ukraine, so he's going to sanction all oil leaving Russia for the US.
Eh? Did I hear that right??
Canada to US
1,600,000,000 barrels
UK to US
34,500,000 barrels
Russia to US
10,000 barrels
Poots will be quaking in his snow-boots.
T has asked US manufacturers - GM , Ford not to pass on the extra cost of the foreign content to US consumers. Yeah, right, sure.
Stellantis - Dodge and loads of others, looks to be Dutch, all very complicated.
BMWs, "made in America" import the engines, for example.
I would imagine that when the US makers see the prices of top end BMW etc cars go up, they'll put their own luxury models' prices up to match, partly paying for those tariffs lower down the range.
The Donald won't like it.
Would we be able to tell if he blushes?
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Poots will be shaking his head at T in disbelief again
T doesn't like what P is doing in Ukraine, so he's going to sanction all oil leaving Russia for the US.
Eh? Did I hear that right??
Canada to US
1,600,000,000 barrels
UK to US
34,500,000 barrels
Russia to US
10,000 barrels
Poots will be quaking in his snow-boots.
An article about Germany taking the cap off military spending. Shaking up the world order is likely to have unintended consequences. Germany have historically been an aggressive nation with an incredibly effective military. They are now starting to develop ballistic rockets for the first time since WW2. Japan is also re-arming.
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Germany decides to leave history in the past and prepare for war
Russian aggression and US isolationism push a once hesitant Germany to invest heavily in defence.
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So has Britain.
There are not many parts of the world that have not been at war with us, or invaded, occupied or colonised.
We may do the same. Our handful of missiles are supplied and serviced by the US. It would be a shame if they stopped working.
Trident missile test fails for second time in a row
The UK's nuclear deterrent failed to fire a test missile reportedly landing close to the launch site.
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Terrible the way Putin and Xi are doing and muttering about land-grabs.
Aaaaaaaaah - Gazagreenlandcanadaukraine - chooo.
Aaaaaaaaah - Gazagreenlandcanadaukraine - chooo.
