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Originally posted by ShadowXIX
If the rest of the world is in a hurry for dooms day then they might as well go for it. Any conflict of this scale would lead to a full scale nuclear war and the world would be back in the stone age if we were lucky.
Originally posted by Otts
The interesting thing is, if the result of any agression against the United States was to trigger a nuclear war - a rather horrendous prospect - then it means logically that United States can pretty well do what it pleases with the planet. No one will step in to complain, because 1) it would trigger mutually assured destruction and 2) countries are growing too afraid of the United States to object. The only ones that really dared - France, for example - paid the price.
Originally posted by Otts
The interesting thing is, if the result of any agression against the United States was to trigger a nuclear war - a rather horrendous prospect - then it means logically that United States can pretty well do what it pleases with the planet. No one will step in to complain, because 1) it would trigger mutually assured destruction and 2) countries are growing too afraid of the United States to object. The only ones that really dared - France, for example - paid the price.
Originally posted by American Mad Man
Take offense - I don't care. I'm part French myself - but you know what, the French people are surrender monkeys. It's just the way things are. I'm not going to be sorry for something that they have proven time and time again.
Originally posted by The Crow
And yes, Russia does have a project that would allow theICBM's to launch themselves. The main purpose brings into account the possibility that all Russian generals are killed in a first attack.
The nukes would move/rotate/position themselves on the target that would pose the most threat to Russia, and launch themselves. That way, no matter what, the Russian people still have at least something defending them.
Originally posted by ShadowXIX
Originally posted by The Crow
And yes, Russia does have a project that would allow theICBM's to launch themselves. The main purpose brings into account the possibility that all Russian generals are killed in a first attack.
The nukes would move/rotate/position themselves on the target that would pose the most threat to Russia, and launch themselves. That way, no matter what, the Russian people still have at least something defending them.
I have heard many stories talking about this progam the so called "Dead Hand" Though Im not sure what it is called in Russian or if that is just a NATO name for it.
Has this program been proven to exist also is it still in operation?
I have always thought this program might lead to a accidental launch as taken humans out of the equation is not fool proof.
Originally posted by mad scientist
What's that quote from the French general to the German general during NATO manouvres.
- French : You Germans are only good for garrison duty
- German : True, in the last war we garrisoned Paris, Cherbourg, Le Havre
Originally posted by PistolPete
I don't know how widely under debate it is whether or not they traded weapons to Iraq amongst anyone that doesn't support France or it's cause. It is fact that France and Iraq were very strong trading partners.
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Also don't forget the Chirac in his earlier days was so pro Iraq, he was refered to as Jauqe Iraq.....
Originally posted by Samiralfey
With this global police matter and destabilazing, interfering and invading sovereign countries, should the World step in and pre-emptive US of A before US starts nuking countries on it's path to 'democratize' the world. A strike against the CTG's and perhaps a nuclear strike to major US cities to demoralize the people and army?
Would these pre-empts be justified since US is a major contributor to world terrorism and also constantly seeking new ways to develop WMD's?
[edit on 26-8-2004 by Samiralfey]
Originally posted by American Mad Man
So I guess the question is, does anyone have the balls to pre-empt?
One word comes to mind: NOPE!