they will be dependent on their allies for fuel sources..
in a list of countries with uranium resverves 1-59 they're number 55!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_uranium_r...
in a list of countries with uranium resverves 1-59 they're number 55!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_uranium_r...
And in any case Australia host a LOT of uranium and is a very close ally and is happy to sell it to the US.
And every single argument is a weird either or scenario. Like some people want Gas. JUST Gas. Some people want Solar and Wind. JUST Solar and Wind.
Nuclear power can also fill batteries. Can also fill pumped hydro storage. Ditto Gas. Nuke and Gas are good for restarting a grid when theres a catastrophe, see Spain.
Give engineers more tools, not less. Its infuriating.
They could have set up green steel and aluminum industries supplying the world. Instead they ship millions of tons of unprocessed ore and thermal coal to east asia where it's processed with CO2 intensive energy, and then the metals are shipped back in the form of automobiles and construction materials.