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Originally Posted by Slava
Sure, and they do maintain uranium and oil reserves, but they don’t for potash. They also don’t produce enough uranium or potash domestically to meet their needs, so while those aren’t issues that are as immediate as electricity, they’re not in a position to not import them.
I also kind of like that slower squeeze for the negotiation process. They can put in a brave face and still tell everyone that what we’re doing doesn’t matter, but behind the scenes they full well that this is going to be a problem. Cutting electricity has that immediate impact, and while that’s satisfying, it’s probably going to make negotiations more hostile.
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Nuclear power plants keep years worth of fuel on-site because they can't just shut them off whenever. So that's a real long-game type situation.