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.
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.