Nuclear War! What would you do?

wolfie138 · 5 Sep 2017 at 12:04

Avenged7Fold said:
Find my nearest quarterstaff and get ready to fight off hoards of MAC-10 wielding zombies.

quarterstaff vs MAC-10 ~ something tells me you've not really thought that through properly.

ttaskmaster · 5 Sep 2017 at 12:05

Grab my NBC kit and go enlist, soon as possible. People will end up being dragged into such things one way or another - At least this way I get hands on some of the best toys.

Schlong&Stable · 5 Sep 2017 at 12:08

Big Spender said:
Just sit and watch the news of america launching their full arsenal and wiping out NK altogether. Their nukes can't reach us in the UK so nothing to worry about here.

Their missiles cannot. But they could stick a warhead in a submarine and sail around here to blow it up.

h4rm0ny · 5 Sep 2017 at 12:09

wolfie138 said:
quarterstaff vs MAC-10 ~ something tells me you've not really thought that through properly.

You're obviously not a trained quarterstaff user. You use the staff to deflect the bullets until you are close - which any skilled user can do - and then once you're within ten feet you can easily disarm the MAC-10 user. Repeat.

adolf hamster · 5 Sep 2017 at 12:10

h4rm0ny said:
Any nuclear exchange is going to lead to market panic and economic turmoil. The USA and UK and Europe have already leveraged nearly everything they've got to pull through the sub-prime mortgage triggered collapse. Even if a nuclear exchange were limited (and that's a misleading term for any nuclear exchange), you would see disaster in these countries.

Economic disaster maybe, but it'll be pittance compared to actual wholesale destruction. Besides, its not as if there's much could be done if it does collapse- its a storm we'll all have to weather.

Cleisthenes · 5 Sep 2017 at 12:14

Schlong&Stable said:
I'd at most stock up on dried goods, tinned food and water. Enough for a few weeks. But that would only be because there might be a run on food for a few weeks as people panic.

Does this not make you one of the people panicking?

wolfie138 · 5 Sep 2017 at 12:18

h4rm0ny said:
You're obviously not a trained quarterstaff user. You use the staff to deflect the bullets until you are close - which any skilled user can do - and then once you're within ten feet you can easily disarm the MAC-10 user. Repeat.

no, i'm a trained staff user - that's 4x the size of a quarterstaff [obviously]. effective up to and inclusing Barrett Light 50 rounds.

Liquidfox · 5 Sep 2017 at 12:20

4K8KW10 said:
It doesn't work like that. Atomic bombs can wipe whole countries out. The damage will never be so local.

Atomic bombs wipe out small cities, Hydrogen bombs do considerably more but certainly not enough to wipe out an entire country.

Regy53 · 5 Sep 2017 at 12:23

the book of Eli.. is all i can think off.

I would hoard water. lots and lots of water

Schlong&Stable · 5 Sep 2017 at 12:24

Cleisthenes said:
Does this not make you one of the people panicking?

What a paradox!

FL630 · 5 Sep 2017 at 12:25

Liquidfox said:
Atomic bombs wipe out small cities, Hydrogen bombs do considerably more but certainly not enough to wipe out an entire country.

What about San Marino, Monaco or the Vatican (if the jesus shield doesn't work)?

Skillmister · 5 Sep 2017 at 12:34

I could be at the top of Snowdon in under 3 hours from my desk so I'd probably grab a six pack and head up there to watch the bright lights in the distance as doon sooth turns to dust.

Adnams Drinker · 5 Sep 2017 at 12:35

Anyone who reads the 'Relationships' thread will know my life has gone to rat-**** lately, so if the UK was going to be hit, I think I'd just go and stand out in the garden and hope Mildenhall and Lakenheath were hit with large enough bombs for me to get caught in the blast. Actually, I think I'd still do that irrespective of my current situation - there's no winners in a nuclear war. Can't see Cambridge being a strategic target over military bases somehow ...

Kemik · 5 Sep 2017 at 12:38

Depends who the exchange is with. If Russia is involved well, I live in Reading and work even closer to London so I guess I'll be dead in a few minutes if I'm not already.

So... with a few minutes to live that's more than enough time to crack open a few adult websites and have one last piece of enjoyment.

If, after such fapping, I'm still alive. I might head home, run a bath of cold water, try to fill as many bottles as possible, try to turn the cupboard into some kind of shelter. No idea where the girlfriend would be.

fatiain · 5 Sep 2017 at 12:39

If I was in the blast zone, I'd make like this guy.

https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/pompeii-masturbator-vesuvius-volcano-meme/

Just to be famous in the future!

DarrenM343 · 5 Sep 2017 at 12:41

Just remember that wars are a good way to distract your people from the problems at home and usually (?) come with an economic boost once finished (and won)
Of course the ultimate aim of Trump is to wipe out the world so he can breed a race of his own making. He'd have beaten the world.

Dan103 · 5 Sep 2017 at 12:59

I would tell the mrs she can forget about painting the living room.

Panos · 5 Sep 2017 at 13:00

I find Londoners complaining not knowing what to do, amusing. Head for the tube guys and to the deepest closed stations like the Holland Park. Meters of packed earth around. Have enough supplies for a week. Job done.

ttaskmaster · 5 Sep 2017 at 13:03

wolfie138 said:
quarterstaff vs MAC-10 ~ something tells me you've not really thought that through properly.

I believe the post specifically mentioned MAC-10 wielding zombies - If they still have sufficient mental capacity to load the things, their limbs will likely snap off if they tried!!

Panos · 5 Sep 2017 at 13:05

Liquidfox said:
Atomic bombs wipe out small cities, Hydrogen bombs do considerably more but certainly not enough to wipe out an entire country.

Each Trident missile carries enough warheads to hit the 12 biggest cities in Europe. And we have few dozens of them. Yeah NK is 60y behind, but neither the Russians nor the Chinese are.

And any attack of US against NK without Chinese consent will lead to WW3 and be better we keep away from their conflict