alt Hacker NewsAbout 40% of the uranium used in Germany came from Rosatom, either directly from Russia or from Kasachstan.
That would have helped us to reduce co2, but not to get independent from Russia.
Also: Natural gas is used heavily in chemistry and the steel industry, electricity alone does not help, although I admit not raising the point in the previous comment.
Germany could have sourced from Niger - who's entire uranium supply chain is owned by hook and by crook by France's Orano.
> Natural gas is used heavily in chemistry and the steel industry
Absolutely, and Germany could have defended it's ability to access NatGas from outside Russia or the MidEast if they collaborated like France's TotalEnergie and their Indian JV partners did when expanding capacity in Mozambique and Angola.
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The reality is German politicians are a reflection of the German people (as you guys are fond of telling us Americans).
Germans would gladly choose vassalage instead of restarting and expanding conscription, investing in industrial subsidizes, and adopting a hard power foreign policy strategy.
Merz only started these kinds of policies in mid-late 2025, and while it is a good start, it is too little too late.
Germany used to have one of the most respected armed forces in NATO and was the linchpin of the Yugoslav Wars, but German voters decided to whittle away that legacy.