"Live Players" with Samo Burja and Erik Torenberg

On Nuclear Weapons, e/acc, and Global Energy Supply

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Dec 6, 2023
Topics covered include the historical role of coal and oil in global conflicts, the inevitability of nuclear weapons and proliferation, challenges of scaling nuclear energy, and the benefits of cheap and abundant nuclear energy.
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Energy's Historical Geopolitical Impact

  • Coal shaped early industrial geopolitics by being regionally concentrated and hard to transport.
  • Oil became globally strategic due to its mobility use and ease of transport by pipelines and tankers.
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Nuclear's Dual-Use Challenge

  • Nuclear technology's dual-use nature creates a link between energy production and weapons proliferation.
  • Scaling nuclear energy requires many reactors, but this risks increasing nuclear weapons capabilities globally.
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Inevitability of Nuclear Proliferation

  • Nuclear proliferation is inevitable due to available technology and geopolitical incentives.
  • Having small nuclear arsenals might reduce conventional warfare and catastrophic risks by deterrence.
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