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BSDC t1_j896x5x wrote

dude shhh, america might hear about this

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ComradeH_VIE t1_j899c77 wrote

Wasn't there a coup in Bolovia some time recently? One that coincide with half of the world's reserve of lithium being there, and the country wants to nationalise the mines.

I don't see this as a good news for India, to be honest.

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peter-doubt t1_j89bs1l wrote

Replying to ComradeH_VIE (#1,789,011)

Lithium is #3 on the periodic table.. it's plentiful, but almost always in a chemical compound with other elements.

The biggest reason nobody knew about it is that nobody looked. The salt flats of western US have it, but how to extract it from compounds is usually the issue

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catpone t1_j89dprt wrote

Choppers running, Fortunate Son playing, Freedom delivery is on the way.

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staplebench t1_j89jfov wrote

Sounds like the United States needs to go spread some freedom

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SilverNicktail t1_j8a1m5b wrote

Replying to catpone (#1,789,225)

I mean I know you're joking but there's no way in a million years. Aside from the US already having a lithium mine in Nevada, India has more than a billion people, and China and Russia would *definitely* come to its aid in that case. It would be bloody and awful, and then America would lose really really hard.

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jbsgc99 t1_j8ax1do wrote

Nirvana enters the chat

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makelo06 t1_j8b028l wrote

Replying to SilverNicktail (#1,790,413)

With the density of their population, bombings would be much more effective. Also, population =/= strength. Vietnam had a large number advantage, yet still lost 10 soldiers for every American killed (not even including civilian casualties). Their training is also historically terrible, along with Indian, Chinese, and Russian technology. It would be bloody, but not for the US.

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SilverNicktail t1_j8b3mfp wrote

Replying to makelo06 (#1,792,124)

> Also, population =/= strength. Vietnam had a large number advantage, yet still lost 10 soldiers for every American killed (not even including civilian casualties).

And remind me, who won that war?

> It would be bloody, but not for the US.

I didn't specify US deaths, I said they'd lose. I have this nasty habit of caring about innocent deaths no matter where they're from. You, on the other hand, appear to be starting from the position of mass-bombing civilians.

You know.....war crimes....

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dx-e t1_j8c6iam wrote

Have we bombed them yet?

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amoral_ponder t1_j8ck9d0 wrote

I'm sure they will mine them in an amazingly environmentally responsible manner which will not exploit anyone :)

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Tired_But_Scrappy t1_j8coveu wrote

Oh those poor bastards. They are gonna get some "liberty".

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Ristler t1_j8cuhxn wrote

”How is thiS uplifting!?” - While driving a Tesla ’saving’ the world.

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witriolic t1_j8cwmwa wrote

Ok I get the joke, but really, do people here think the USA can invade the country with the largest population in the world, which has one of the largest standing armies in the world, AND which has nukes? We saw how well the US sent has fared in our neighborhood (Afghanistan and Vietnam -which is a little further) and we're massive compared to those two...

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da1rv t1_j8cx0ej wrote

Frankly, not particularly fond of the discovery. The region is a quite beautiful place in the Himalayas leaving a scar should be criminal.

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caiman141 t1_j8czwkn wrote

This is far from uplifting. This is going to be enviromental disaster at best.

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DamnBunny t1_j8d0ipr wrote

I could use some anti-depressants.

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A-Delonix-Regia t1_j8d44ji wrote

Replying to CryptoYaar (#1,795,801)

Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster

TLDR: There is an American chemicals company called Union Carbide, and they had a pesticide factory in Bhopal, India (around the geographical centre of India).

In December 1984, a storage tank at the factory, storing methyl isocyanate (a toxic gas) leaked due to a water leak into the tank (the gas reacts with water and causes a large increase in gas pressure), and the pressure broke the tank and all the gas leaked out. There were three safety devices installed to prevent this sort of problem, and all three were not working due to poor maintenance.

The gas leaked out to the nearby neighbourhoods, injuring more than 500,000 people. About 8,000 died within two weeks (another 8,000 are believed to have died years later due to long-term illnesses from the poisoning).

Union Carbide claims that it was sabotage by an employee, but there is no conclusive evidence whether it happened on its own or because of sabotage. But, Union Carbide had poorly maintained safety systems which could have stopped sabotage if they were properly maintained and functioning.

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BOOMDIGIDYable t1_j8fbfgk wrote

The people that don’t deserve to suffer from this are going to suffer.

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blacklaagger t1_j8hrnj9 wrote

Aaaaand we're gonna make batteries out of salt now.

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revvyphennex t1_j8uf3z8 wrote

Don’t tell this to America. They will bring democracy and freedom to India

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