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What would happen if your town got nuked?

What would happen if your town got nuked?

Not that it's particularly likely, but as...


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By paigetheoracle on 10-08-2009
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Well if I was carrying my pet snake, I hope I'd have time to kiss my asp goodbye!
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By Michaelangelica on 10-08-2009
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Q- What would happen if your town got nuked?

A-Um, nothing; very quickly?

Do the Yanks really want to bomb Wyong, Australia?

Are neclear bombs past their use by dates as weapons or deterrants?
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By Moontanman on 10-08-2009
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Do the Yanks really want to bomb Wyong, Australia?

Are nuclear bombs past their use by dates as weapons or deterrents?
Well there are more countries than us Yanks who have nukes but you bring up some really good questions.

With "conventional" weapons being as advanced as they are nukes really do seem to be out dated. Why would we want to unleash such power, our intercontinental ballistic missiles are almost accurate enough to kill on peron with no war head if you know where he is. Just put a cinder-block in the warhead and hit the guy with it.!

Nukes do have some deterrent value. if all the bigger countries really gave up their nukes it wouldn't be long until some little guy built a few and decided to use them to intimidate the big guys. They are easy to make.

It puzzles me that all during the cold war the premise was that if you nuke me or my allies I'll nuke you off the face of the Earth, this idea kept the flys of the USA and the USSR zipped for a very long time.

Now everyone is terrified that Iran or some other small country might have nuke or three. Why don't we ask them nice not to make them but say if you do make them and then use one for any reason we'll pretty much turn your country into a radioactive parking lot.

I'm betting the thought of a ground penetrating nuke being sent to the "safe" bunkers of who ever has a bomb just might make the small guys think again about using a nuke.
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By Michaelangelica on 10-09-2009
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Well there are more countries than us Yanks who have nukes but you bring up some really good questions.
The US is the only country with the capacity to deliver abomb to Oz- bar terrorists.

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With "conventional" weapons being as advanced as they are nukes really do seem to be out dated.
Yes it is an interesting question, it was discussed recently on aradio programme I listened to. I posted it as "has peace broken out" here. We now know that any retalatory war using nukes will destroy us all and therefore no Yanks would make money--the ultimate deterannt
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Why would we want to unleash such power, our intercontinental ballistic missiles are almost accurate enough to kill on peron with no war head if you know where he is. Just put a cinder-block in the warhead and hit the guy with it.!
Like you did with Osama bin Laden



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Now everyone is terrified that Iran or some other small country might have nuke or three.
The India, pakistan, china trimverate with common borders always concern me. Then who knows what extermes the Isralies will go to if pushed. They are not going to be exterminated' again unless they take a few others with them.


I couldn't get the original link to work (slow connection--made by a Yank But i was disappointed I couldn't virtually nuke various cities.
It looked like fun. Maybe we could make the next war take place on Google Earth and not the real Earth ?

i would be interested to hear if others still felt Nukes were still a detrrant.-
or just no longer relevant

BTW
My congratulations to Pres. Obama . Obviously the world is inspired by the direction he is taking , if not his achievements so far. Please pass on my congratulations Let's pray that peace does break out, with his encouragement.
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By Moontanman on 10-09-2009
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The US is the only country with the capacity to deliver abomb to Oz- bar terrorists.
I think the Russians still have that capability but why would anyone want to nuke oz? Wouldn't be cost effective....

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Yes it is an interesting question, it was discussed recently on aradio programme I listened to. I posted it as "has peace broken out" here. We now know that any retalatory war using nukes will destroy us all and therefore no Yanks would make money--the ultimate deterannt
You don't know how close that comes to being the absolute truth

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Like you did with Osama bin Laden
I know! How could we miss a 6' Arab on dialysis

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The India, pakistan, china trimverate with common borders always concern me. Then who knows what extermes the Isralies will go to if pushed. They are not going to be exterminated' again unless they take a few others with them.
I agree, it is a volatile area.

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I couldn't get the original link to work (slow connection--made by a Yank But i was disappointed I couldn't virtually nuke various cities.
It looked like fun. Maybe we could make the next war take place on Google Earth and not the real Earth ?
If your connection is slower than mine you are in real trouble.

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i would be interested to hear if others still felt Nukes were still a detrrant.-
or just no longer relevant
Good idea for a thread.

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My congratulations to Pres. Obama . Obviously the world is inspired by the direction he is taking , if not his achievements so far. Please pass on my congratulations Let's pray that peace does break out, with his encouragement.
I think it's great but just wait for the Conservative reaction, it will be nuclear I guarantee it!
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By Michaelangelica on 10-15-2009
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I think the Russians still have that capability but why would anyone want to nuke oz? Wouldn't be cost effective....
yes just wait for us to dig it all up and ship it to you via china, and you don't want Bing that glows in the dark!


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You don't know how close that comes to being the absolute truth
I think it is the best hope for World peace yet. given we may have to assasinate a few Senators with defense industries in their states


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I know! How could we miss a 6' Arab on dialysis
LOL Even with CIA drones planes!



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I agree, it is a volatile area.
All nuts in MHO



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If your connection is slower than mine you are in real trouble.
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Good idea for a thread.
OK Have a look at the "has peace broken out?" thread first.



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I think it's great but just wait for the Conservative reaction, it will be nuclear I guarantee it!
We have to have hope not pessimism
I note the new strategy is Afganistan is going to be a"Winning hearts and minds " push. I would hope Obama would send 40,000 teachers Engineers, doctors, builders, gardeners and agronomists to Afganisatn not troops (maybe the English can protect these?)
Amazing that no one has thought about getting the Afgan people on side until now.(when we are loosing).

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Land Mines- A love story?
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By lemit on 10-15-2009
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At my age, it would just simplify things.

--lemit
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By Michaelangelica on 10-15-2009
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At my age, it would just simplify things.

--lemit
LOL misery guts. There is always Mexican drugs
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The US is the only country with the capacity to deliver a bomb to Oz- bar terrorists.
I think the Russians still have that capability
USA has Pacific bases. (is any Samoa left?).
I doubt if the Russians could get a rocket here. The French did come close; and of course our friendly Pommies nuked one indigenous tribe and some defense personnel at Marilinga in 1956 and Christmas Island in 1958. (We now don't have to have heating for the poor bastard "illegal migrants" who we stick there to rot.)
Maralinga - Our Own Shame
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By Moontanman on 10-15-2009
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Michael, supposedly the USSR could deliver a missile anywhere on the globe from silos on land just like the USA, the Chinese were a little more limited as well as England and France were more or less the same. I'm honestly not sure where all that stands now, Ballistic missile subs can deliver them anywhere for sure. Britain, France, Russia the USA and China all have that capability.
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By Michaelangelica on 10-15-2009
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All good fun
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