A Nuclear Missile Fired?
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Topic: A Nuclear Missile Fired?
Posted By: AZF
Subject: A Nuclear Missile Fired?
Date Posted: January 06 2019 at 11:41
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Look I even made it multiple voted! I say... It isn't going to happen. Not from Russia. Not from America. Not from North Korea. It's all show and dick waving. It sells newspapers! It fills space on News broadcasts. But it won't happen. I'm firmly in the "Without a shot even fired" camp of doom. You might not be. I at least give China credit for their Moon escapades. I'd rather money was spunked on that rather than weapons never fired, or put in a safe to do nothing. Not even worried about "Dirty bombs". Considering they were all over the news in 2002... Well? We're waiting! Besides, thanks to Chernobyl and Fukushima leaks, is there need for a nuclear conflict? I'm saying no. It's all bluster and show. And yourselves? |
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Posted By: AZF
Date Posted: January 06 2019 at 11:43
| And apologies for this damned Tablet with its rogue "n's" on certain words to belittle my point. |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: January 06 2019 at 12:32
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I think the biggest threat is accidental discharge or a rogue event, not a leadership ordered massive strike. My biggest fear of this variety is not nuclear, but rather some entity taking down the power grid for months or longer. I say that because I'd rather die quickly than try to survive in the aftermath of no power/heat/lights/water treatment. ------------- |
Posted By: Chaser
Date Posted: January 06 2019 at 12:45
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Anything's possible, but can't say it's something I lose any sleep over ------------- Songs cast a light on you |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: January 06 2019 at 14:54
| It won't make any difference either way for the human species as a whole. |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: January 06 2019 at 15:17
| Big boys with toys always have to show off..... |
Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: January 06 2019 at 23:37
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Someone might get nuked. A smaller country; a good example to the proletariat and keep the unwashed in line. A country with strategic or material resources (oil, precious stones and metals) will be less likely and be an ally of someone else anyway. Most likely a non nuclear strike a full out nuke-a-thon makes things at least worse for the "victors" - economies collapse and other wars will proliferate. Of course neutron bomb and bio chemical attacks are also possible and more easily managed especially if any resource rich country requires "control". |
Posted By: Jeffro
Date Posted: January 07 2019 at 06:25
Exactly. Whether it happens or not, what the bloody hell can I do about it? No sense worrying about it.
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Chaser wrote:Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: January 07 2019 at 06:55
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They exist so it's obviously possible. Whether or not it's likely is harder to say. The world is in a more perilous state than our leaders let on (in my opinion) and tensions between the west and Russia are actually as bad as they were during the cold war, and also worringly without some of the controls that were in place back then to prevent calamity. The Middle East is in chaos (nothing new there, you could say) we have a madman in power in North Korea, and a madman in charge in the US. Europe could also be perilously close to being destablised. Economic conditions are poor. The far right and far left are on the march and politics is increasingly polarised and divisive. Trade wars are underway and all in all the conditions are ripe for potential world war, going on past trends. The institute of atomic scientists moved the hands of the Doomsday clock to 11:58 PM last year. Who knows? Of course, miscalculation or accident could also lead to the use of nuclear weapons. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: January 07 2019 at 07:25
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If we invest in some Ptings, they'll just eat the nuclear weapons. But then they would eat all of our power plants too and that would be the end of the Internet. I guess I'll have to amuse myself with my own farts after that. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Jeffro
Date Posted: January 07 2019 at 07:31
Increasingly, I'm thinking that might not be a bad thing.
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Posted By: Argo2112
Date Posted: January 07 2019 at 09:05
| The world is full of stupid. With more and more countries achieving nuclear capabilities, I fear one day it will happen. |
Posted By: LAM-SGC
Date Posted: January 31 2019 at 07:31
| It's already happened. |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: January 31 2019 at 07:56
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Mighty Mouse will save us. -------------  https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: January 31 2019 at 15:03
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^No...the space aliens will save us. ;) ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: February 01 2019 at 06:10
| I read yesterday that the US cornered a Russian sub in 1962, not realising it had a nuclear warhead. The Russian sub was in trouble due to a failing battery and wanted to go out (literally) with a bang by firing the warhead. It required 3 officers approval to fire and fortunately one of them said no. |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: February 12 2019 at 19:53
| nukes are a hoax |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: February 13 2019 at 02:54
Lol! Yeah, I've seen the Youtube films too. Usually they come alongside all those flat Earther vids.  ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: February 13 2019 at 03:25
| I love my sh*tty life - Music makes it worthwhile (and chicks), but if the cock-heads were to nuke us, little ol’ progheads ain’t gonna stop it. Bring it on.......... |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: February 13 2019 at 04:17
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Smoke and mirrors. ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: February 13 2019 at 04:32
| Big boys and their toys........ |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: February 13 2019 at 04:45
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Our leaders are a different species, with an alien value system. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: February 14 2019 at 20:55
all I meant is that there's 0 functional difference between a nuclear war and one with conventional explosives. One with biological and chemical weapons would be worse
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Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: February 14 2019 at 22:12
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The plan isn't to start a nuclear war but rather to keep everyone in fear of one. Guess what. The movie Monsters Inc was a documentary, not animated fantasy. ------------- https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |