Would you push the button knowing the consequences?

The original question is dumb as there's no context, most people wouldn't launch a surprise nuclear attack on a large foreign civilian population, most people would press a button in retaliation to a nuclear attack on their own country. If you aren't willing to retaliate to a nuclear attack, then likely you are the reason for the original attack.
 
4K8KW10 said:
The US alone against an alliance of China and Russia stands no chance. Actually, it doesn't against Russia on its own, too.

But in case of full scale nuclear operations, there won't be any soldiers involved - you'll be looking at whole countries removed from the face of the Planet.
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The US Military is funded and set up specifically to be able to fight against Russian and China at the same time and win, it's part of their mantra, like the Royal Navy used to be so powerful that if the 10 navies below them ganged up, we could still win.
 
Roar87 said:
The US Military is funded and set up specifically to be able to fight against Russian and China at the same time and win, it's part of their mantra, like the Royal Navy used to be so powerful that if the 10 navies below them ganged up, we could still win.
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I believe you slightly exaggerate the RN as the quote used to be that they wanted to be #1 and more than #2 & #3 combined :)
 
GR63 said:
I believe you slightly exaggerate the RN as the quote used to be that they wanted to be #1 and more than #2 & #3 combined :)
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Yeah my bad, it's called the two-power standard and indeed was supposed to be bigger than #2 and #3 combined
 
The US spends more than the next 10 countries combined, that's where I've got confused. Basically the point being so they can fight Russia and China simultaneously and win.
 
GR63 said:
and weren't we all damn lucky some common sense prevailed...
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the guy probably gets more credit than he's do though.

the computer only detected 5 missiles the guy was probably wondering why only 5 ? it makes no sense, it wouldn't wipe out the whole of Russia.

USA had like 10,000 warheads back then a real strike would likely have been thousands of missiles all at once.
he must have knew something wasn't right.

There was also a submarine the americans were trying to force to surface with depth charges and some of the people in the sub wanted to launch a nuke thinking they were about to die.

I think it was 2 out of 3 people but one managed to calm the others down
 
You mean "credit than he's DUE" ;)

But 5 missiles detected and him applying common sense IS the point... Common sense that a computer couldn't apply (at that time)
 
yes, Jinping, Putin, Biden. We're all very impressed with your new toys now put them away and shut up before millions of innocent people who you expect to vote and foght fot you get wiped out and the three of you are equally responsible for that and destroying the world

US successfully tests Mach 5 hypersonic missile | News | DW | 27.09.2021
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Russia unleashes 6,670mph hypersonic missile from a nuclear submarine (msn.com)

They're like parents in a very bitter divorce and always arguing and trying to outdo each other and the rest of the world're the kids caught up in the middle of it all.
Considering theyre the three most powerful countries in the world, they're not setting much of an example are they?
 
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USA were the first people to test a hypersonic missile something like 2008 or 2010.
seems like they gave up on the tech until russia developed it.
it's crazy how much money is wasted on military stuff, you can argue it pushes tech forward but the money could do so much elsewhere
 
Pushing the button is the easy part. The aftermath would be hell, if you survived. No more netflix and Friends eps!!, what kind of hell is this good night etc.
 
keyser said:
Pushing the button is the easy part. The aftermath would be hell, if you survived. No more netflix and Friends eps!!, what kind of hell is this good night etc.
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Like I said in the opening post 'may you and the other politicians rot in the radioactive, chemical and biological hell you've created. and who's going to vote for you that the vast majority of the world's popunlation're dead becuase of your pride?"
 
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keyser said:
Pushing the button is the easy part. The aftermath would be hell, if you survived. No more netflix and Friends eps!!, what kind of hell is this good night etc.
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Should make Threads & The War Game compulsory viewing.. would help people develop some common sense
 
GR63 said:
Should make Threads & The War Game compulsory viewing.. would help people develop some common sense
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It's not the generals, the people or the officials, it's the politicians. Putin, Jinping and Biden think they're playing that PC Game DEFCON 1and can always have another game or just walk.
away after the counter in the game reaches the cataclysmic unavoidable global nuclear war.
 
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