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Habeck files: German government deception about the nuclear phase-out


They should remain secret forever and never see the light of day: Secret files from Robert Habeck's ministry now show how systematic deception was car

(...) I appeal to you to make use of your directive authority and to instruct the BMWK and the BMUV to immediately initiate everything necessary to enable the temporary continued operation of the Bavarian nuclear power plants Isar 2 and Gundremmingen C." Three and a half months later, Olaf Scholz did exactly that: He used his policymaking authority to enforce the extension of the operating times of the three remaining nuclear power plants - apparently it was possible from a safety perspective. The question is also open as to whether Ministers Habeck and Lemke, in whose ministries the facts were reversed, deceived and ultimately tried to cover up the scandal in favor of the green dream of phasing out nuclear power, will still live to see this election in office.

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