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originally posted by: Sargeras
It is all logistics, and nobody but us have what it would take.
I think we are safe.
originally posted by: lonegurkha
If the rest of the world were able to achieve the level of cooperation it would require to invade America, there would be no need to do it.
This could never happen. It doesn't matter who has nukes, who has more of this or that. The level of cooperation to make an invasion achievable is completely impossible. NEVER gonna happen, so the point is moot.
originally posted by: Indigent
a reply to: RadioRobert
It's a good question, I presume the soviet plans were to hit the center of power, cripple the maximum amount of population to eliminate support to US troops invading USSR.
originally posted by: tadaman
a reply to: nito92
Only if thats how we choose to destroy our civilization and possibly our planet.
originally posted by: tadaman
a reply to: Spider879
Internal rot would not really exist in a meaningful measure if a fully authoritarian state existed and was in the military lead.
The world would first need to get rid of its own rot that a purely fascist state could exploit.
originally posted by: NoCorruptionAllowed
An attack by the rest of the world upon the USA would only result in the death of the entire planet.
Nukes would definitely be used against attacker countries if we were being attacked by everyone. There is no way that nukes would not be used in such a scenario.
And everyone would lose.
originally posted by: Spider879
remember the German officers almost succeeded in offing Hitler when the heat was turned up. and during many mini conflicts a strongman or general almost always flips when the heat was on and turned on his former colleagues.
originally posted by: burdman30ott6
originally posted by: NoCorruptionAllowed
An attack by the rest of the world upon the USA would only result in the death of the entire planet.
Nukes would definitely be used against attacker countries if we were being attacked by everyone. There is no way that nukes would not be used in such a scenario.
And everyone would lose.
Mutually
Assured
Destruction
While it is a somewhat disturbing strategy, you gotta admit that it works very well.
America is only as strong as her leader's testicles, IMO. That unfortunately means we have ebbs and flows. Presently, a global invasion *might* be successful. If tried with a leader cut from the cloth of, say, Eisenhower... no chance in hell it would succeed.
originally posted by: burdman30ott6
originally posted by: Spider879
remember the German officers almost succeeded in offing Hitler when the heat was turned up. and during many mini conflicts a strongman or general almost always flips when the heat was on and turned on his former colleagues.
Good point. Along those same lines, had Hitler not believed his own BS and actively listened to the advice of his generals, Germany would have very likely taken Moscow and the war would have played out quite differently.