Comment on China has world’s first operational thorium nuclear reactor thanks to ‘strategic stamina’
douglasg14b@lemmy.world 2 months agoYeah, the title calls this out… "Strategic
Comment on China has world’s first operational thorium nuclear reactor thanks to ‘strategic stamina’
douglasg14b@lemmy.world 2 months agoYeah, the title calls this out… "Strategic
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 2 months ago
All nuclear programs were started for military purposes. “Civilian” nuclear power had always been a fig leaf. While the current Chinese thorium effort is a break from that tradition, it’ll be far too late to make any impact.
Jarix@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Is it actually a break from that tradition? As tech requires more energy, and militaries become more technological, advancing thorium as an energy source that can be done domestically and no longer needing to rely on as much foreign crude, like Canada is gearing up to provide to them, is also a way to support military applications.