Should We Prepare for a Nuclear Conflict?

Whether or not you may like/dislike horror+apocalypse+zombie shows, ya gotta admit- The Walking Dead is "warm & fuzzy" compared to how things will be, post-nuclear exchange. Walking Dead does highlight great survival ideas, watch the episodes in seasons 1-6 for great tips and techniques. ;)
 

David777 said:
Surprised some members are still posting like Russia is suddenly considering using nuclear weapons. All that noise is from dominant Western media under control of our war mongering militaristic neoconservatives like Nuland after the annexing began that pi$$ed them off. The same neocon media that has changed its tune from originally just defending Ukraine to punishing Russia until regime change occurs, their original actual agenda. It is true that some in Russian media have been talking to their public audiences for months on how their nuclear arsenal is a strong deterrent.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-ukraine-war-1.6605262
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The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it did not want to take part in "nuclear rhetoric" spread by the West after a media report that Russia was preparing to demonstrate its willingness to use nuclear weapons with a test on Ukraine's border. The Times newspaper reported on Monday that the NATO military alliance had warned members that Putin was set to demonstrate his willingness to use nuclear weapons and that Russia had moved a train thought to be linked to a unit of the defense ministry that was responsible for nuclear munitions. When asked about the Times report, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said: "The Western media, Western politicians and heads of state are engaging in a lot of exercises in nuclear rhetoric right now. We do not want to take part in this."
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This is an academic exercise for us, David. Foolish games of "what if..."

If I truly believed we were on the precipice of nuclear war I wouldn't be sitting calmly at my computer typing about it. Not sure exactly what I'd be doing, but definitely not this. Probably would be with my family or in a church.
 

Setting off a high altitude nuke or two, (super EMP), would end up destroying most of the population. No need to hit military targets anymore in today's technological age. How many people are actually prepared to survive in a country with no electrical equipment at all?
Modern experts predict about 90% of the population would die within 2-3 months. Myself, after observing the retards running around today without a clue, I'd put the percentage a bit higher.
 
squatting dog said:
Setting off a high altitude nuke or two, (super EMP), would end up destroying most of the population.
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The three book series by William Forstchen depicts a pretty ugly scenario of how quickly a country would devolve into lawlessness, chaos and desperation in the case of nukes that caused EMPs. Wouldn't even have to damage any infrastructure or actually kill anyone.

Whatever country suffered this blow would quickly respond in kind, which is probably what keeps leaders in check. The country that lands the first punch will quickly itself all but annihilated.
 
StarSong said:
The three book series by William Forstchen depicts a pretty ugly scenario of how quickly a country would devolve into lawlessness, chaos and desperation in the case of nukes that caused EMPs. Wouldn't even have to damage any infrastructure or actually kill anyone.

Whatever country suffered this blow would quickly respond in kind, which is probably what keeps leaders in check. The country that lands the first punch will quickly itself all but annihilated.
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In bold: yeah, that's what's prevented a nuclear attack so far. Remember when everyone got nervous about nuclear capability in the Middle-East? That's because guys from over there were insane enough to fly planes full of people into 2 WTC buildings and the Pentagon, so no one doubted they'd use nukes practically on a whim.

No matter how, who, or where, the kind of destruction nukes would cause will indeed result in lawlessness, imo, because it wouldn't be long at all before people got hungry and thirsty. Hunger is a powerful motivator. Probably more powerful than any. People will want to feed their kids, and if they can't find food, they'll steal someone else's, and they'll kill for it if they have to.
 
Timewise 60+ said:
Nice of you to notice. Spelling never was my strength, but I still made it through Graduate School...how about you?
Oh, you need a comma, after your comment "Of course"...
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So glad you made it through graduate school. You are such a special person!

I wasn't going to call you out on your spelling of "sighting" vs. "citing" in your response to my post but I will now since you seem to think you are so superior. No kidding that spelling was never your strength, even the fundamental basics, and it doesn't speak well for whatever college you graduated from. ;)

https://www.seniorforums.com/threads/investment-income-on-the-decline-again.70833/page-3
 
Murrmurr said:
Not in this case. It would have been needed if I'd written "I know that, of course."
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As I thought, punctuation is not your strength....look it up!

Should I Place A Comma After “Of Course”?​

You should place a comma after “of course” in every case unless it’s at the end of a sentence (where a period is better). “Of course” is either an introductory clause to a sentence or a parenthetical element, both of which require commas after “of course.”
 
dseag2 said:
So glad you made it through graduate school. You are such a special person!

I wasn't going to call you out on your spelling of "sighting" vs. "citing" in your response to my post but I will now since you seem to think you are so superior. No kidding that spelling was never your strength, even the fundamental basics, and it doesn't speak well for whatever college you graduated from. ;)

https://www.seniorforums.com/threads/investment-income-on-the-decline-again.70833/page-3
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Can you spell 'Envy'.... have a nice life! Let me define that word for you.
"A desire to have a quality, possession, or other desirable attribute belonging to (someone else):
 
Timewise 60+ said:
As I thought, punctuation is not your strength....look it up!

Should I Place A Comma After “Of Course”?​

You should place a comma after “of course” in every case unless it’s at the end of a sentence (where a period is better). “Of course” is either an introductory clause to a sentence or a parenthetical element, both of which require commas after “of course.”
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In my sentence, "of course" was neither an introductory clause nor a parenthetical element. It was like saying "of course you can" the way you would say "you know you can" or "of course I know" as you'd say "you know that I know".

In any case -comma- I'm no grammar whiz -comma- so I rely on a grammar app that I downloaded some while back -comma- and I'm not gonna argue with the damn thing. That would be silly.

Oh, yeah -comma- did you know that commas are optional? So say at least thousand of novelists. I -comma- myself -comma- am usually guilty of the over-use of commas. Go figure -comma- right?
 
Timewise 60+ said:
Can you spell 'Envy'.... have a nice life! Let me define that word for you.
"A desire to have a quality, possession, or other desirable attribute belonging to (someone else):
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Holy crap, you're not joking. Take a breather, man. Have a drink or something. Being a dickhead over grammar on a senior social platform is ridiculous.

And, according to this thread, time is short.
 
David777 said:
Surprised some members are still posting like Russia is suddenly considering using nuclear weapons. All that noise is from dominant Western media under control of our war mongering militaristic neoconservatives like Nuland after the annexing began that pi$$ed them off. The same neocon media that has changed its tune from originally just defending Ukraine to punishing Russia until regime change occurs, their original actual agenda. It is true that some in Russian media have been talking to their public audiences for months on how their nuclear arsenal is a strong deterrent.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-ukraine-war-1.6605262
snippet:

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it did not want to take part in "nuclear rhetoric" spread by the West after a media report that Russia was preparing to demonstrate its willingness to use nuclear weapons with a test on Ukraine's border. The Times newspaper reported on Monday that the NATO military alliance had warned members that Putin was set to demonstrate his willingness to use nuclear weapons and that Russia had moved a train thought to be linked to a unit of the defense ministry that was responsible for nuclear munitions. When asked about the Times report, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said: "The Western media, Western politicians and heads of state are engaging in a lot of exercises in nuclear rhetoric right now. We do not want to take part in this."
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Putin continues to remind the West that Russia's nuclear strength is unsurpassed. He occasionally does it publicly, and he does it on Russian state television frequently.
 
StarSong said:
There's little chance of long term survival from an all out nuclear war. Radiation sickness would eventually get everyone, and most other living things on this planet. Remember "On the Beach" book and movie?
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I agree. The worse part of an all out nuclear war would be anyone that survived the initial explosion and having to wait for death to come after walking or laying around with radiation sickness and with blisters all over their body.

I remember seeing documentaries with survivors from the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear attacks. Many of those people had blisters on their body, along with parts of fingers and toes missing, disfigurement to their face and other parts of their body. Radiation sickness alone would make someone wishing that death would soon come.
 
I'm a pragmatic thinker. Do I think a nuclear attack is possible? Sure. Am I worried about it? No.

You ever the saying "don't sweat the small suff"? I'm the opposite, I don't sweat the big stuff. The small stuff I can usually solve, the big stuff not.
 
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