SA Politics Thread Part 12

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Agent69 said:
I told my mom somewhere in the week when Trump waffled about Venezuela, that it seems we're heading for Iraq 2.

And it happened. I'm not saddened about Maduro and his regime being toppled, but it's a worrying precedent and unfair interference.

Now I worry that we might be next.
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Why would we be next...?
 
Agent69 said:
I told my mom somewhere in the week when Trump waffled about Venezuela, that it seems we're heading for Iraq 2.

And it happened. I'm not saddened about Maduro and his regime being toppled, but it's a worrying precedent and unfair interference.

Now I worry that we might be next.
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We won't be next... We aren't important enough to waste the resources on.
 
B-1 said:
Unless the idiots start a nuclear programme again.
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Yup, justification would be "We're helping Iran with their program" or "we're an extension of Iran's program".

No amount of Apartheid guilt-tripping will stop the bombs if they start falling.
 
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B-1 said:
Unless the idiots start a nuclear programme again.
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I don't think SA has the capability anymore. The ones who had the knowledge, experience and skills were of the wrong skin colour (for the ANC) and long ago left our shores. I can't remember where - maybe Aus or USA - but there are some very bright South Africans at a start-up to do with nuclear power.
 
Agent69 said:
Cmon, we're holding military exercises with Iran and Russia this month...

Knowing Trumpo, he might as well go "hurr durr Iran" and ****ing bomb the Union Buildings.
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Would be tragic if he did so....
 
Vox Populi Vox Dei said:
I don't think SA has the capability anymore. The ones who had the knowledge, experience and skills were of the wrong skin colour (for the ANC) and long ago left our shores. I can't remember where - maybe Aus or USA - but there are some very bright South Africans at a start-up to do with nuclear power.
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USA... After we canned the pbmr, a US entity poached the staff basically.
 
Vox Populi Vox Dei said:
I don't think SA has the capability anymore. The ones who had the knowledge, experience and skills were of the wrong skin colour (for the ANC) and long ago left our shores. I can't remember where - maybe Aus or USA - but there are some very bright South Africans at a start-up to do with nuclear power.
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ToxicBunny said:
They can't... All the people who knew how to do that left and you can be damned sure iran/China won't give us the know how.
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There are still a few left who may be swayed with money.
That is not our only option though Russia or China may well be happy for us to be a intermediary between them and Iran.
 
B-1 said:
There are still a few left who may be swayed with money.
That is not our only option though Russia or China may well be happy for us to be a intermediary between them and Iran.
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To work for the current sa government and build nukes? Doubtful.

And I very much doubt any of the axis of evil countries would help us restart a nuke program, it would be too dangerous for them.
 
ToxicBunny said:
To work for the current sa government and build nukes? Doubtful.

And I very much doubt any of the axis of evil countries would help us restart a nuke program, it would be too dangerous for them.
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Russia is already under severe sanctions so what else do they have to lose? All out war is very unlikely. That would be a price too high for Americans.
 
I also get the feeling that after this China might try to take Taiwan somewhere in this year.
 
Here's the nuclear start-up in the USA with two South Africans: the name is X-energy:

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Electricity minister meets Amazon-backed nuclear company with South African ties

The company in question counts at least two South Africans in its scientific and engineering leadership as well as a South African-owned venture capitalist firm as one of its biggest investors.
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Perhaps some of the best examples of this are two other South Africans who have been instrumental in developing X-Energy’s reactor.

X-Energy’s chief scientist is Dr. Eben Mulder, who previously served as chief scientific officer at Eskom’s PBMR programme.

Mulder was also the North-West University Potchefstroom Post Graduate School for Nuclear Sciences and Engineering director and a professor in the School of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering.

X-Energy’s Xe-100 systems development and chief engineer — Dr. Martin van Staden — also comes from South Africa.

He obtained his degree from the North-West University and his doctorate from the University of Johannesburg.
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