Russia announces rearmament plan

[etccarmageddon]

Originally Posted by etccarmageddon

we should pre-emptively strike and wipe them off the planet.

Originally Posted by tweetypie/8

that makes a lot of sense, if thats the mentality then god help all of us.

I'm almost crying laughing! I was joking!

Unfortunately, the lack of an appropriate smiley didn't give that impression.

[Ignitionnet]

Originally Posted by Jon T

Mutual Assured Destruction

V bombers, then Polaris

MAD purely involved the US and USSR - the USSR can wipe out essentially every human being on the British Isles, we certainly cannot do likewise.

We have no nuclear bomber force, our sole nuclear force is Trident SLBMs.

---------- Post added at 18:54 ---------- Previous post was at 18:49 ----------

Originally Posted by BBKing

Actually, Britain's independent deterrent has always been based on the theory that we can do enough damage to the Russians that they wouldn't launch a limited strike to take us out (limited enough that the US might hesitate to go all-out).

In other words, we can't wipe them out, but we don't need to to deter them.

Exactly, the Russians would have had to go somewhat beyond a tactical strike and rather closer to a heavy strike. It's estimated that a full nuclear attack on the UK would be 200MT or higher - doubtful the US would have tolerated that but our independent deterrent was more than strong enough to provoke that from the Russians.

And, the US might have objected if the Russkis nuked their tactical bomber and reconnaisance bases in Upper Heyford and Mildenhall, and the Tac Fighter Wings at Lakenheath and Bentw.ters.....

(not to mention Chicksands and Croughton)

[Tezcatlipoca]

Originally Posted by mischievious

You really should have posted in that one

It isn't a conspiracy theory, it is currently "work in progress" for isolating audibly certain blood sucking insects and wiping them out....

It isn't even space based, the first trial was using a hand held version, read theregister link on that one it is very good.... I couldn't really do them justice but suffice to say the question was "HOW" was the mozzie tied down

I know... it was a joke

[mischievious]

sorry I must've missed a smilie out on my post, I knew you were

Regarding this post however, the world gets nervous when the US are permitted to set up missile bases and the like close to Russian borders and then complain when they respond by posting military force in their own borders closer to these areas.... double standards I think.

I care not for the top trumping that is going on, it is all mad.

Whilst I agree with you in concept, they are, in fact, different sorts of missiles (which, imho, makes a big difference - anti-missile missiles don't destroy entire cities).

[mischievious]

Type of missile is pretty much irrelevant, military presence is the issue (I would also be amazed if only anti missile, missiles were based there). If Russia were piling into latin America the press frenzy would be fierce indeed, I believe that Ecuador is currying favour with the Russians and Chinese.....

hang on looks like everyone is getting worried:

http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7&sect...=16&m=3&y=2009

[Tezcatlipoca]

This story made me think of The Simpsons...


The Simpsons - "Simpson Tide"


Homer sparks an international incident after joining the US Navy & somehow ending up captaining a nuclear sub.


Russian UN official - "The Soviet Union will be pleased to offer amnesty to your wayward vessel."

American UN official - "The Soviet Union? I thought you guys broke up?!"

Russian UN official - "That's what we wanted you to think!" (laughter)


Soviet tanks then burst out of carnival floats across Russia, a new Berlin Wall rises up out of the ground, and the zombified corpse of Lenin smashes his way out of his glass coffin with muffled cries of "Must...crush...capitalism...grrr".