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Originally posted by Drunkenparrot
Before casting scorn familiarize yourself with the subject a bit more than you have thus far.
Originally posted by Drunkenparrot
The facilities required to employ a system like THAAD are entirely different than the infrastructure needed to support ballistic missiles.
Originally posted by Drunkenparrot
It is a silly supposition, doubly so when the U.S. SSBN fleet already performs the same role in a manner superior to any fixed position.
Originally posted by Drunkenparrot
It is nothing more than saber rattling propaganda specifically aimed at the vast majority of westerners who have little interest in the specifics of missile theory.
Originally posted by Vitchilo
Russia should just nuke a G20 meeting, a Bilderberg meeting, a CFR meeting, a Trilateral Commission meeting and a FED meeting.
Most of the scum on earth would be dead. Would solve a lot of things.
Originally posted by kellynap43
Russia is much like Iran, all bark, no bite. Russia isn’t stupid, they won’t do anything. This is a non issue. Their technology is lacking. Their morale is lacking. Their numbers are lacking. Their unified support is lacking. Their training is lacking. Their spending is lacking.
Originally posted by Ironclad
reply to post by Shenon
If war comes, you have only yourselves to thank for letting your government do as they wish.
Governments run amok when they realise that the people are lazy and won't try to stop them.
If WWIII happens and millions of americans die in a fiery hell, it isn't your governments fault for starting it. It is your fault for letting them..!!
And of course, many millions wiill die all over the world because the American people were too "wuss", to stop their gubberment. So really it is the Average "surviving", US citizen who will have the blood of millions on their hands, not the government...!!edit on 11/25/2011 by Ironclad because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by nightbringr
Originally posted by kellynap43
Russia is much like Iran, all bark, no bite. Russia isn’t stupid, they won’t do anything. This is a non issue. Their technology is lacking. Their morale is lacking. Their numbers are lacking. Their unified support is lacking. Their training is lacking. Their spending is lacking.
And they have a massive nuclear stockpile. We all know they cannot match up conventionally, which is exactly why when they threaten, they use their nukes.
Russia would do well to allow the usage of tactical nuclear weapons in the battlefield. Perhaps in Georgia or Chechnya if tensions were to flare up. This would be seen as a sign of resolve to use their considerable nuclear arsenal in times of trouble. The US would most likely have to reconsider attacking countries like Syria or Iran when Russia tells them "hands off!".
Originally posted by Alien Abduct
Their "massive nuclear stockpile" would be for the most part neutralized before they would be able to deploy them. That's the advantage of a technologically superior military.
-Alien
There is still time to reach an understanding.
Originally posted by nightbringr
Originally posted by Alien Abduct
Their "massive nuclear stockpile" would be for the most part neutralized before they would be able to deploy them. That's the advantage of a technologically superior military.
-Alien
Care to back that talk up with some facts and figures? Show me some information on american missile shields protecting the homeland? Do you not realize the damage that would occur if say, 10% of Russian missiles found their target? I dont think that number is unreasonable.
You do realize US missile defense doctrine is focused on defending against terrorist or rogue nation missile strikes, right? Not massive strategic defense, and there are actually only a very few select spots on the US continental mainland there are well defended against saturation strikes? You do realize the difficulty in targetting MIRVs?edit on 25-11-2011 by nightbringr because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Alien Abduct
Let me just put it this way. We are not worried about Russia, else we would stop and lend them an ear. We aren't threatened by Russia.
Originally posted by Alien Abduct
It is not in Russia's best interest to attack the United States or its allies. If Russia did decide to attack the United States then you can rest assured that they will not use nuclear weapons. And when the United States and its allies retaliate they too will refrain from using nuclear weapons.
Originally posted by Alien Abduct
Russia knows that using nukes would seal their fate, it would be suicide, yes the United states would assume some damage, but the United States would survive. It would not be MAD (mutually assured destruction). It would be the destruction of Russia.