WAR

[freebird 0]

Who thinks there will be a nuke droped here in the United States in their lifetime?

[AggieDave 6]

I dropped one in the plane last weekend...

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[freeflir29 0]

The probability is low......but it is possible.

[outofit 0]

nothing would surprise me after 9/11!

It is better to be dead and cool than alive and uncool!

[freebird 0]

but it is possible.***

[skycop 0]

I would'nt say dropped, but left in a populated area.
I think it's only a matter of time before a terrorist bio, nuke, or chemical attack. Probally in a public , populated place. Sporting event or other large gathering etc.. I hope it never happens but, i just don't have a good vibe about it.

"Just 'cause I'm simple, don't mean I'm stewpid!"

[narcimund 0]

I expect a nuke to blow in a US city shortly before the first election Bush might lose.

First Class Citizen Twice Over

[AggieDave 6]

Are you implying that W. would have something like that done inorder to boost his appeal up?

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[Gawain 0]

I am not too concerned about a genuine nuclear weapon. I am more concerned with other WMD as they are easier to transport and don't require a "bang" to get going.

This article explains why I have this opinion.

So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh
Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright
'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life
Make light!

[wlie 0]

What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing


I think Hiroshima and Nagasaki is enough for a lifetime. I've only seen such events on tv documentaries, and I hope there are no new episodes.

My other ride is the relative wind.

[CrazyThomas 0]

How old are you? Not meant meanly. I ask this:
When did NUCLEAR testing on US soil stop? May have already had nukes going off in your life time.
Really, ever see "Trinity and Beyond" ?
We blew up the most nukes already. On our OWN SOIL!
called the proving grounds or something?
then there is BIKINI Island. wow, we torched that one too. I am glad OUR country is blowing up so many bombs. What for? Just to prove we can, I guess.
Seriously, to test a theory? OK, theory works. NOW STOP.
can't stop......need more than other guy......
Wow, remember the cold war? I don't. Luckily, I didn't have to be alive at that time.
Peace,
Thomas

[freeflir29 0]

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Luckily, I didn't have to be alive at that time.

So you were born AFTER 1991?

[Muenkel 0]

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So you were born AFTER 1991?

Yup, he's living in dog years.

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Chris

[Gawain 0]

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Luckily, I didn't have to be alive at that time.

I remember the cold war (Carter/Reagon/Bush) era, and can say this: I don't miss anything about it, except the "clarity". There was "us" and "them", it was simple.

Since the last ten years of, and the meltdown of the cold war, we've had more conflict and mass murder than I can recall for the 20th century. Genocide in the Balkans, Iran/Iraq, Gulf War, Somalia...ad infinitum.

Trinity and Beyond was an excellent production of a very disturbing topic.

BTW, the US does observe a moratorium of nuclear testing.

So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh
Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright
'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life
Make light!

[yardhippie 0]

the thought is depressing really. makes me want to throw myself out of an airplane at an exremly high altitude... er... ok Id do that anyway....
the point is: Should be ponder the future or work in the present to prevent?

Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD
"What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me
"Anything you want." ~ female skydiver
Mohoso Rodriguez #865

[wlie 0]

Einstein once said: "It is impossible to simulataneously prevent and prepare for war."

Or something like that.

Can you hear me now? Good.guy>

My other ride is the relative wind.

[riddler 0]

Quite probable in my opinion. Not dropped - walked in or driven in - small package nuke. The business district of most cities is usually pretty small - Denver in about 1 square mile, for instance - one small nuke could do a lot of damage if placed correctly. Oklahoma City bombing is a good model for such a terrorist act - imagine if it was a nuke.

The good thing is that they are hard to make. The bad thing is that they are easy to lose. Also, with state sponsored terrorism, some countries can afford dedicate the money and resources to build one - if you have the time, money and access to natural uranium, you can easily build a cyclotron to generate enough U-235 to make a critical mass device like the Hiroshima bomb.

Given Pax Americana, a city in the US will be the most likely target.

Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

[kmcguffee 0]

The border with Mexico is extremely porous and Mexican Security lax at best. Our Southern border is extremely vulnerable to a small nuke being smuggled in.

"Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin

[JohnnyD 0]

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I dropped one in the plane last weekend...

That didn't go unnoticed Dave. Very funny. Sometimes, you just gotta laugh.

[Mindcake 0]

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What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing
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Say it again!


Jim

Don´t belive the hype