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Mon Feb-16-09 06:08 AM
Response to Reply #21 |
| 22. If a weapon system... |
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.. keeps Nuclear Power X from letting loose because Nuclear Power Y has the ability to wipe him out then that is a deterrent. The knowledge that letting some nukes fly will result in equal or greater devastation for his side keeps X's finger off the button.
Sorry if you don't like it and wish they would all just poof and disappear but they won't.
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| -British and French nuclear submarines loaded with missiles collide underwater |
seemslikeadream |
Feb-15-09 11:32 PM |
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Laurel and Hardy Nuke the Atlantic |
Jim Sagle |
Feb-16-09 12:05 AM |
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Of course the thing I wonder is |
RJ Connors |
Feb-16-09 12:12 AM |
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So that if either France or Britain suffer a nuclear attack, the submarines will still be there to |
rockymountaindem |
Feb-16-09 12:15 AM |
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Yeah I get that part |
RJ Connors |
Feb-16-09 12:21 AM |
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loaded to the gills with nukes. |
seemslikeadream |
Feb-16-09 12:25 AM |
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'very same spot on the planet at the very same time' probably more common than one would think |
machI |
Feb-16-09 01:47 PM |
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"loaded to the gills" is your own term, based on nothing in any of the articles |
muriel_volestrangler |
Feb-16-09 04:52 AM |
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I read a different article that phrased it a bit differently |
RJ Connors |
Feb-16-09 07:10 AM |
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so far so good... |
dysfunctional press |
Feb-16-09 12:27 AM |
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the pieces are being set up on the chessboard... |
Blue_Tires |
Feb-16-09 10:16 AM |
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Why did I GIGGLE |
elleng |
Feb-16-09 12:28 AM |
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both been severely damaged |
seemslikeadream |
Feb-16-09 01:15 AM |
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99 red balloons |
GI_Dunno |
Feb-16-09 01:27 AM |
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I just love cheese, particularly mozzeralla. |
Maru Kitteh |
Feb-16-09 01:32 AM |
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The late Benny Hill would have had... |
hayu_lol |
Feb-16-09 01:44 AM |
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"'Boom' goes London, 'boom' Paris, more room for you and more room for me!" |
Tesha |
Feb-16-09 06:15 AM |
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While such a crash might release toxins into the water |
blogslut |
Feb-16-09 01:41 AM |
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Good thing, eh? |
Karenina |
Feb-16-09 04:37 AM |
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extremely |
blogslut |
Feb-16-09 04:39 AM |
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that much radioactive waste dispersed into a delicate ecosystem like the ocean could be as bad |
Mr. Hyde |
Feb-16-09 04:58 AM |
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I do not disagree |
blogslut |
Feb-16-09 05:00 AM |
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Uh... |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Feb-16-09 01:48 PM |
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I love how offensive weapons platforms are referred to as "nuclear deterrents". n/t |
Greyhound |
Feb-16-09 05:21 AM |
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Mutuallly Assured Destruction... |
Cid_B |
Feb-16-09 05:26 AM |
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Spinning and spinning until words have lost all meaning. |
Greyhound |
Feb-16-09 06:01 AM |
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If a weapon system... |
Cid_B |
Feb-16-09 06:08 AM |
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I understand perfectly well the concept of MAD, but again, submarine based |
Greyhound |
Feb-16-09 06:44 AM |
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No, they are systems designed to survive a first strike by the other side |
muriel_volestrangler |
Feb-16-09 06:50 AM |
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I forget the author but there was a great nuclear war themed book called "The last ship" |
shadowknows69 |
Feb-16-09 07:16 AM |
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I think I've seen it. B & W looks like early 60s? n/t |
Greyhound |
Feb-16-09 11:16 AM |
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"On the Beach" was a b+w movie but the "The last ship" came out in the 90's i think. |
shadowknows69 |
Feb-16-09 11:20 AM |
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D'oh! Says "author", "book", and "read" right in the subject! |
Greyhound |
Feb-16-09 11:34 AM |
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For sale: French Nuke. Never fired, only dropped once. |
zagging |
Feb-16-09 05:47 AM |
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this illustrates the idiocy |
barbtries |
Feb-16-09 06:27 AM |
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WTF the oceans covers two thirds of the frakking planet |
shadowknows69 |
Feb-16-09 07:13 AM |
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yea |
seemslikeadream |
Feb-16-09 10:15 AM |
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Nuclear submarines collision a 'very serious incident' |
seemslikeadream |
Feb-16-09 10:18 AM |
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how could that be? billion-dollar sonar equipment on BOTH subs failed? |
Blue_Tires |
Feb-16-09 10:18 AM |
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Ballistic missile submarines rarely use active sonar while on patrol |
machI |
Feb-16-09 01:50 PM |
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Every sailor knows that life aboard ship |
MindPilot |
Feb-16-09 10:30 AM |
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French sub unaware it rammed Royal Navy vessel in mid-Atlantic nuclear crash |
seemslikeadream |
Feb-16-09 10:33 AM |
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2 boats that sonar cannot detect |
reggie the dog |
Feb-16-09 01:33 PM |
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Damn, I don't know how to respond to this |
HarukaTheTrophyWife |
Feb-16-09 01:34 PM |
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