5b Bonus – Germany’s Nuclear Taboo

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In this bonus episode, we speak with Anna Vero Wendland, a historian specialising in both German technology and Eastern Europe, about a particular sacred cow in German politics – the role of nuclear energy. Wendland’s writing argues in favour of using nuclear energy in Germany as a way for the country to meet its climate goals, ensure its growth, and reduce German dependence on authoritarian governments for energy – against most conventional German wisdom.

We speak with Wendland about her book- Atomkraft? Ja bitte! -, how it’s been received, and what opportunities Germany is missing out on by not entertaining a role for nuclear energy in its power grids.

Guests:

Anna Vero Wendland, Author of Atomkraft? Ja bitte! and Writer on Eastern Europe and nuclear energy (@VeroWendland)

Resources:

Atomkraft? Ja bitte!, Anna Vero Wendland, Quadriga Verlag
Nuclear Energy Belongs in the Progressive Discourse, Anna Vero Wendland, Nuklearia
It’s Time to Burst the Red Balloons, Phil Craig, The Critic
Understanding Ukraine: Tracing the Roots of Terror and Violence, Chapter by Anna Vero Wendland, edited by Marieluise Beck, ibidem

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