mike805
2026-04-01T16:43:30Z

> doesn't make a nation safer.

Depends on if your nation has domestic oil and gas, or not.

If you do, then being able to pump and refine the oil, and run the Haber process using the gas, allows your nation to be a military power.

If you do not have fossil fuels then your military power is fragile and dependent on imports. UK going to oil-fired ships in the early 20th century got the whole Middle East oil politics problem started. 1/3