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Originally posted by bodebliss
Originally posted by dingyibvs
2 What if the Chinese nuke the North and the South pole and melt the entire icecaps? That would probably be as effective as any weapon in eliminating the U.S. coasts.
Sorry the Chinese probably can't reach the South or North pole and even if they could it would only have a very temporary effect, as you understand nothing about climate, the poles would immediately refreeze.
Originally posted by devilwasp
Russia wont back china, russia hates china, china hates russia.
Simple.
Originally posted by Broadsword20068
Why would ANYONE nuke the poles?? First off, even if you could melt the polar ice caps with nukes to try and flood the U.S., well, China itself is pretty much in the same region as the United States, just on the other side of the world. They'd be risking flooding themselves out too.
But also, if such a thing were to occur, you'd screw the whole planet's ecological system probably. And mess up the weather system.
Originally posted by ChrisRT
Problem is that with the ever increasing technology and deployed vehicles of the missile shield it may be near impossible to get sufficient hits on U.S. soil.
Originally posted by FredT
Originally posted by ChrisRT
Problem is that with the ever increasing technology and deployed vehicles of the missile shield it may be near impossible to get sufficient hits on U.S. soil.
However, despite its "operationl" status, its still not fully tested. Nor could it hope to intercept an all out launch of the communist nations ICBM's At best the Ft. Greely interceptors (6) could hit 3 missiles. Inital reports indicate that they will loft 2 missiles at each inbound because if it misses there will not be enough time to intercept it. Hech you launch a 2nd for insurance. That leaves 17 still targeted at the US no doubt aimed at pricipal cities and not at military targets (They do not have enough to get that fancy)
As far as sub warefare goes, the PLANN would get its clocked cleaned by the U.S. / Japanese / Australian / UK forces. Better tech, more subs, better ASW assets (Japan has the largest P-3 fleet outside of the U.S.) as well as the ace in the hole SOSUS would make it like shooting fish in a barrel
Originally posted by devilwasp
Russia wont back china, russia hates china, china hates russia.
Simple.
Originally posted by W4rl0rD
Russia and China are allies,same form of government,same way of doing things,only wary of each other. Simple.
Originally posted by bodebliss
The effect of nuclear bomb couldn't be more powerful than the constant volcanic activity at the south and north poles. Those forces don't melt all the ice, why should bombs. The effects of climate( mostly solar output ) would melt that ice in milleniums, as at one point forests of conifers grew all the way to the South Pole. Nuking Antarctica would be holding a match under a cubic yard of ice.
Bode