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Italian parliament votes for return to nuclear energy

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  1. reddalo · · focus · HN ↗
    I'm Italian and I'm super happy with this.

    The referendum that made nuclear energy illegal in Italy was held right after the accident of Chernobyl; people voted with their gut, not with their mind.

    Curiously enough, some Italian town signs still have a small sub-sign reading &quot;denuclearized municipality&quot; (example: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;live.staticflickr.com&#x2F;1421&#x2F;712461235_e46a2c7db5_z.jpg" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;live.staticflickr.com&#x2F;1421&#x2F;712461235_e46a2c7db5_z.jp... )

    1. simonebrunozzi · · focus · HN ↗
      I&#x27;m Italian, too. A country with a weaker energy infrastructure is prone to being controlled better.

      Italy lost WWII, and became a de facto protectorate&#x2F;colony of the US. I wouldn&#x27;t be surprised if behind the nuclear referendum in the 80s there way to gentle hand of US services.

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