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Re:Airbus and Boeing are exploring the viability of electric... by ubernostrum on Sunday April 08, 2018 @12:25PM (#16786837)
You may be interested in the Norwegian TV series "Occcupied":

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okkupert

The premise is that Norway develops thorium reactor technology and ceases all fossil-fuel production. And then is clandestinely and later openly invaded by Russia, with the blessing of other countries, to seize oil and gas production facilities and forcibly re-open them.

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Re:Airbus and Boeing are exploring the viability of electric... by sitkack on Sunday April 08, 2018 @05:17PM (#16788473)
Oil is always a liability. It would be better to claim you ran out. But the Russian subearth nuclear boring machines don't need to invade.
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Re:Airbus and Boeing are exploring the viability of electric... by na85 on Sunday April 08, 2018 @08:09PM (#16789287)
>Russian subearth nuclear boring machines

The what now?

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Re:Airbus and Boeing are exploring the viability of electric... by rlkf on Sunday April 08, 2018 @05:48PM (#16788643)
Off-topic, but still: There are several frightening realistic aspects with that series, but the key premise - that the U.K. would willingly allow Russia to take control over one of its energy sources - is so utterly bonkers that it spoils the rest.
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Re:Airbus and Boeing are exploring the viability of electric... by kwhitefoot on Monday April 09, 2018 @06:50AM (#16791885)
> so utterly bonkers

You mean more bonkers than letting EDF and the Chinese do it?

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