Originally Posted by
Excargodog
Both France and Germany have bought heavily into the Green’s anti nuke arguments. That they can’t do it instantaneously does not mean they aren’t doing it. Building or upgrading a reactor is a long lead time activity. The reactors are being phased out - not replaced or refueled.
Their nuclear power trends have essentially nothing to do with their nuclear armament trends. With the neighbors they have, UK and France are no way in hell giving up nuclear weapons this century. I doubt Germany will either, although they do need a new airplane.