Reply to: Are we on the verge of world war 3?

[Tingles]

All you and your like ever seem to do is whinge and moan about how terrible everything is and how we're all doomed. If things are so bad, why not just top yourself and be done with it?

Indeed.

[BrilloPad]

No.

HTH

[suityou01]

No.

Please no more bulls*** posts

Get a life

Last time I checked, Iran was a real country, with a very real geopolitical agenda. So this is not a bull**** post. Do you have an evil hangover?

I would call you a cretin, but the mods are about

[Evil Hangover]

With this Iran stuff?

No.

Please no more bulls*** posts

Get a life

[GreenerGrass]

It has been predicted that the Americans will be the ones that need to be restrained in the future, when they lose their powerful position in the world

The future is now. Obama made the right call on not putting those anti-missile systems in Poland and the Czech Republic. He just needs to make sure Ukraine doesn't join NATO, another potential WW3 trigger.

To peacefully resolve Iran he has to at least have the Russians on side (ideally China as well, but that'll be tougher), and to do that he has to recognise their spheres of influence.

[SuperZ]

Ah, I hate this world, good thing I`ve got another planet to go back to (according to some).

There`s a part of me that thinks all nations deserve nukes and therefore I think they won`t stop until they have developed enough to protect themselves, wanting what others have. If Iran suddenly announced they had enough nukes to wipe out Israel, do you really think they`d use them? Havng them might make them global players earning a little more respect. I think no matter what, nations we would prefer not to have nukes will acquire them, it`s managing that situation.

ANd what I hate is the fact that the Americans developed them and oh yes, dropped a few big bangers on Japan. Yeah right.....respect.....not.

I`t a bit like the upper class telling the working class they shouldn`t have money - to maintain their own position in society.

Of course I want this world kept safe but nothing stays the same forever. And life often comes down to survivial of the fittest.....or most powerful and wealthy?. I`m sure if the fireworks did happen there would be some survivors to rebuild something better of this world (hopefully). I`d prefer it if such countries didn`t have them but I also don`t think we should be starting wars to stop nuclear proliferation or to expand our empires especially when it`s in an area with huge oil reserves.


It has been predicted that the Americans will be the ones that need to be restrained in the future, when they lose their powerful position in the world

[PM-Junkie]

I can't help but notice the similarity between this and when the warmongering with Iraq started. Iran could well kick off with Israel, at any time. Then we'd all be fooked.

All you and your like ever seem to do is whinge and moan about how terrible everything is and how we're all doomed. If things are so bad, why not just top yourself and be done with it?

[suityou01]

I can't help but notice the similarity between this and when the warmongering with Iraq started. Iran could well kick off with Israel, at any time. Then we'd all be fooked.

[Doggy Styles]

Get a copy of When The Wind Blows. Lot's of useful tips in there.

[bornfree]

where is the $ to fund the war ? Everybody is running low on war chest.

[OwlHoot]

I bet the Yanks are working feverishly on some new toys suitable to take out underground nuclear facilities, like Rods from God

Project Thor is an idea for a weapons system that launches kinetic projectiles from Earth orbit to damage targets on the ground. Jerry Pournelle originated the concept while working in operations research at Boeing in the 1950s before becoming a science-fiction writer.[1]

The most described system is 'an orbiting tungsten telephone pole with small fins and a computer in the back for guidance.' The weapon can be down-scaled, an orbiting "crowbar" rather than a pole.

The time between deorbiting and impact would only be a few minutes, and depending on the orbits and positions in the orbits, the system would have a world-wide range. There is no requirement to deploy missiles, aircraft or other vehicles. Although the SALT II (1979) prohibited the deployment of orbital weapons of mass destruction, it did not prohibit the deployment of conventional weapons.

The weapon inflicts damage because it moves at orbital velocities, at least 9 kilometers per second. The amount of energy released by the largest version when it hits the ground is roughly comparable to a small nuclear weapon or very large conventional bomb. Smaller weapons can deliver measured amounts of energy as small as a 500 lb conventional bomb.

The "pole" shape is optimal because it enhances reentry and maximizes the device's ability to penetrate hard or buried targets. The larger device is expected to be quite good at penetrating deeply buried bunkers and other command and control targets. The smaller "crowbar" size might be employed for anti-armor, anti-aircraft, anti-satellite and possibly anti-personnel use.

The weapon would be very hard to defend against. It has a very high closing velocity and a small radar cross-section. Launch is difficult to detect. Any infra-red launch signature occurs in orbit, at no fixed position. The infra-red launch signature also has a small magnitude compared to a ballistic missile launch. One drawback of the system is that the weapon's sensors would almost certainly be blind during atmospheric reentry due to the plasma sheath that would develop ahead of it, so a mobile target could be difficult to hit if it performed any unexpected maneuvering.

While the larger version might be individually launched, the smaller versions would be launched from "pods" or "carriers" that contained several missiles.

The phrase "Rods from God" is also used to describe the same concept.

[nomadd]

With this Iran stuff?

Hmm... You could actually be on to something here.

I'm preparing, just in case, by purchasing a copy of CoD: Modern Warfare 2 and getting in some practice in.

Fire in the hole! Click-click-boom!

Nomadd

[Zippy]

I think Tom Lehrer put it quite well ...

Linky

[HairyArsedBloke]

Sorry - WWIII starts next week.

[suityou01]

no problem. sleep well. awake refreshed. be happy.

thanks dude.

(was actually a bit worried about this)