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NNadir

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23. Another "I'm not an antinuke" antinuke, this one at least with a clear...
Reply to thought crime (Reply #22)
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 02:15 PM
Apr 22

...reactionary fondness for the 19th century.

They're pretty much all the same.


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Wind Powered Cargo Ships [View all] thought crime Apr 21 OP
Oh goody. The 19th century was so wonderful NNadir Apr 21 #1
But... Cirsium Apr 21 #2
It really is unbelievable. One thinks they couldn't possibly be... NNadir Apr 21 #3
It's still an 8% reduction over the entire fleet, which is certainly worth pursuing. cloudbase Apr 21 #5
I was joking n/t Cirsium Apr 21 #15
It wouldn't end the global warming problem but it would help. thought crime Apr 21 #8
No, it wouldn't Cirsium Apr 21 #16
Reacting to a need for lower emissions and fuel costs thought crime Apr 21 #9
Used for "one thing?" Would that "one thing" be reliable propulsion or something else? NNadir Apr 21 #11
Most ships with nuclear reactors are used for War. thought crime Apr 21 #12
So let me understand. The nine nuclear powered Russian ice breakers should be wind powered? NNadir Apr 21 #14
A large proportion of nuclear reactors are militarized. thought crime Apr 21 #18
Yeah, and your point is what? You'd rather they be powered by diesel? Wind? NNadir Apr 21 #20
The point seems to be that nuclear power for cargo ships is not economically feasible thought crime Apr 22 #22
Another "I'm not an antinuke" antinuke, this one at least with a clear... NNadir Apr 22 #23
Yeah, but when the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) and the North Atlantic Current shut down ChicagoTeamster Apr 21 #4
I like your avatar. NNadir Apr 21 #6
People tell me I'm toxic ChicagoTeamster Apr 21 #13
The correct reply would be to ask them to compare the death toll from radiation exposure to deaths from air pollution. NNadir Apr 21 #17
Likewise, Trade Winds in the Pacific may be affected. thought crime Apr 21 #7
Moving cargo by ocean will get interesting in the next 50 years or so.. Global supplies of oil will reach mitch96 Apr 21 #10
Fusion reactors could change everything thought crime Apr 21 #19
"Fusion reactors " One of those technology's that are always 5 or 10 years in the future...I'd love to see it happen mitch96 Apr 22 #21
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