Topic: Russia: New arms race
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/dec/24/russia-nuclear
Worrying news.
could be the start of a new arms race.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/dec/24/russia-nuclear
Worrying news.
could be the start of a new arms race.
There's a point at which the number of nuclear missiles is pretty irrelevant, and Russia's probably there.
True, more missiles means that a US preemptive nuclear strike couldn't be preceded by the US bombing Russian nuclear silos to prevent retaliation. However, the time it would take for a full-scale bombing of silos throughout Russia would give them more than enough time to launch a strike, considering both Russia and the US keep their nuclear weapons on hairtrigger alert.
it's not only about the number of nuclear missiles, but also about how up to date they are...
If you spam enough at them at a target, a few will get through.
@East
Update the old ones?
@Arocalex
The US can defend against about 20 missiles. Russia has a few thousand, many of which are equipped with countermeasures, such as missiles that break apart into 50 or so pieces. It's not like they need to spam that much. ![]()
I hope Russia does step up their military spending - Competition drives the markets, as such the U.S. will again enter into a military spending race, with russia, which will further the U.S. Military might, and contract out to U.S. Companies and boost the economy, when your the only big dog in the yard, you get fat and lazy, when there is 2 big dogs different story.
Obama?
yes update the old ones
dont make m run on vista o_O
> Zarf BeebleBrix wrote:
>The US can defend against about 20 missiles. Russia has a few thousand, many of which are equipped with countermeasures, such as missiles that break apart into 50 or so pieces. It's not like they need to spam that much. ![]()
You can never be sure
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i approve. Russia needs to develope missles capable of breaking through anti-missle defenses, so that the US politically can develop anti-missile defenses that would defend against just about everyone else's nuclear missiles. is it actually the best thing for Russia? i doubt it.
Your kidding right avogadro?
The Russians are mostly using old soviet technology. Its shit. They know it, the Americans know it, we all know it. Sure, i wouldn't want 1,500 weapons coming at me -- but within the next decade the Russians will use this whole defense thing as an excuse to upgrade their weapons.
The Russians want more global influence. What better way to do it with nuclear-stocked next-generation ICBMs?
> dont make m run on vista o_O
That made me lol.
> [RPA] Arocalex wrote:
> > Zarf BeebleBrix wrote:
>The US can defend against about 20 missiles. Russia has a few thousand, many of which are equipped with countermeasures, such as missiles that break apart into 50 or so pieces. It's not like they need to spam that much. ![]()
You can never be sure
.
You can be too sure when you've bankrupted your economy due to exaggerating a miniscule threat.
LOLOL bankrupt US never LMAO
LOL
Because the U.S. will always be on top...
It's just Russia
Not the USSR
USSR is dead...
a single ICBM based on late 1980s technology can still kill several million people- particularly if its the type that carries a dozen seperate warheads.
can kill alot more then several million if it goes off in like New York City...
Doesn't matter how many we stop if they send enough there will be nuclear fallout which will end the word
:D:D
Lies. I sincerely doubt humans can end the world...Not just yet anyway.
All of the 'end of the world' movies are common proof. At the end of the movie, someone is still alive...
he said end the word, not world.
as for whether we would end the world; it depends on how you define it. i think we are capable of wiping out humans and a large number of other species, but i dont think we would destroy all life..... and i dont think acouple nukes would be all it would take. we're talking about nearly every nuke made being used to wipe out the majority of the race, and then anarchy finishing the rest. a handful of nukes could cause cold enough climate to kill billions.
Humans can adapt.
And remember there are what, 4,000 long-range nuclear capable ICBMs between the U.S. and Russia? How many of them can reach Australia? How many of them will?
Exactly.
And even when Australia is killed, because we pick brown-nosed wanker leaders, New Zealand will be left. Not to mention South America -- who the hell is going to waste a perfectly good long-range nuke on Aus/NZ/S. America???
Well, maybe one nuke in the Australian desert -- to destroy the American site there.
and lol @ word/world
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