Bundeswehr study wanrs of drastic peak oil conseqeunces

Skybird · 09-02-10, 03:21 AM

You never can rule out technological failure, you simply can't. Human errors also. Next: radioactive waste. Finally: what not many people do know is that the known reserves on two holy grails of modern technology - lithium and uranium - also are limited, with uranium already under stress.

Nuclear energy thus can only be considered a bridge-solution. It needs to be left behind as quuckly as possible. Also, if calculating it's follow-on-costs that usually are left out in the numbers given to the public, it is extremely expensive.

I would reocmmned to focus international transportation back on sail ships, maybe zeppelins as well. the current level of internationally trading even the most absurd goods around the globe (potatoes from Egypt to Denmark - don't they have farms in denmark?) I expect to be impossible to be held up. Economies should be redesigned to secure supply with basic items and food on the grounds of regional resources and solutions, not international ones. And if in germany we can not buy TVs by Panasonic anymore, but must by Grundig or Telefunken, then I think we will survive that.

but especially Germany, with its absurd dependency on exports - which makes it in my eyes no strong but an extremely weak economic player - needs to get some basic homework done, and fast. But I cannot see any politicians doing that. In fact, they are focussing on exports (especially to China) even more than ever. There will come a day when the Chinese do not need to transfer our technolgy to china by buying our items. They then will build it themselves in self-suppliyng quantities. And then it is lights out for many companies in Germany.

09-02-10, 03:21 AM	#5
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	You never can rule out technological failure, you simply can't. Human errors also. Next: radioactive waste. Finally: what not many people do know is that the known reserves on two holy grails of modern technology - lithium and uranium - also are limited, with uranium already under stress. Nuclear energy thus can only be considered a bridge-solution. It needs to be left behind as quuckly as possible. Also, if calculating it's follow-on-costs that usually are left out in the numbers given to the public, it is extremely expensive. I would reocmmned to focus international transportation back on sail ships, maybe zeppelins as well. the current level of internationally trading even the most absurd goods around the globe (potatoes from Egypt to Denmark - don't they have farms in denmark?) I expect to be impossible to be held up. Economies should be redesigned to secure supply with basic items and food on the grounds of regional resources and solutions, not international ones. And if in germany we can not buy TVs by Panasonic anymore, but must by Grundig or Telefunken, then I think we will survive that. but especially Germany, with its absurd dependency on exports - which makes it in my eyes no strong but an extremely weak economic player - needs to get some basic homework done, and fast. But I cannot see any politicians doing that. In fact, they are focussing on exports (especially to China) even more than ever. There will come a day when the Chinese do not need to transfer our technolgy to china by buying our items. They then will build it themselves in self-suppliyng quantities. And then it is lights out for many companies in Germany. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.