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if a nuclear weapon was to go off in a major American city tomorrow?
I think of all the emotions and reactions that it would immediately cause, that surprise would be a long way down the list. Anyone care to discuss?
Also, please use proper grammar and punctuation in your response please. For there is a big difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse, and helping your uncle jack off a horse. :p
Yes and no. I think we've been conditioned to believe that such an attack is only a matter of time, and given the proliferation of nuclear materials since the end of the Second World War, it's probably only a matter of time before they are used in some way.
However, very few people (myself included) have any knowledge of just how readily available such materials are and how real the threat actually is. Hopefully such discussions will continue to be hypothetical.
Crap. Just noticed the stipulation on proper grammar and puncuation.....I'm out :D
But yes. That would not be good and is an everyday reality. Frankly we go over board with nuke talk. One low rent dirty bomb in city or packed up plastics placed on a pipeline or major river levee....fini.
just seen the new york car bomb test they did in the field
would of been very naughty had that of gone off during a rush hour
I would be jacked off if thet happens.
Creating a low yield 'dirty bomb' isn't that hard (for someone who knows what they are doing, and there are many many people who do). The difficulty is the delivery mechanism .... a long range missile that is reasonably accurate is beyond the means of nearly every country in the world, and a static dirty bomb is quite big so assembly and detonation are really hard to do without someone noticing.
It would have to be a huge bomb to actually do much damage (the win is to kill people through radiation poisoning rather than a big explosion). The truth of the matter is that as soon as it was discovered, the authorities would simply move it or shield it.
I would be more worried about a viral or bacteriological attack. Easy to do, small and hard to detect, easy to assemble and release, cheap and they self replicate. Much more bang for your buck than a nuke.
I would imagine the poor cunts in the city were the bomb goes off would be pretty suprised.
In fact they may be really pissed off.
Yeah, but it would be the biggest mistake that Al Quaeda ever make ........
....... don't they know what happened to Bruce Banner?
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That was gamma bomb a nuclear bomb created Godzilla.Quote:
Originally Posted by X
Well Youngblood, assuming that I was a citizen in which ever city it went off in and I wasn't close enough to the blast to be instantly vaporised then I'm guessing that I would be at least somewhat surprised as a blinding, searing hot wall of light rushed towards me and melted my face off? :p
......if one went off I'd immediately alert the authorities about one user on the Saddoboxing forum going by the name "miles", and of course show them his anti-American and anti-Israel posts, that should be fun before the fallout.
If it did happen it would almost certainly be a White American, or group of White Americans who set it off imo.
Al Qiada, if they even exist as a real network at all don't have the resources, or ability to do it.
Just like the Twin Towers, any attack that did happen would end up having an embarrassing official story, incriminating passports of the arab terrorists being the only thing to survive the impact crater etc.
Miles a.k.a. ACE OF SPADES.Quote:
Originally Posted by El Kabong
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Hey you lot, I would be the last person to willingly attack anyone. My criticisms of America and Israel are because of the things they have done to other people. The issues haven't just emerged from a void. The latest one to bug me was this afternoon. Apparently, the CIA had a hidden facility in Poland which they used to torture people. See, it's that kind of lunacy which bugs me. However, that doesn't mean that I would want to detonate a dirty bomb on an American city. I don't hold the America population directly responsible for the actions of the ruling class. In fact the ruling class has been turning on the middle class for 30 years now. American's themselves are being attacked by the elite. No way would I want to see them hit even further.Quote:
Originally Posted by :::PSL:::Miles a.k.a. ACE OF SPADES.Quote:
Originally Posted by El Kabong
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As for the idea of a nuclear bomb going off in a US city, I just don't see it happening anytime soon. Bombs will likely go off elsewhere first, but like others have said, hopefully never at all. The nuclear bomb is a god awful creation and I really wish all states would get rid of them. It won't happen though.
....just as I guessed, miles is part of the "Weather Underground"Quote:
Originally Posted by milesHey you lot, I would be the last person to willingly attack anyone. My criticisms of America and Israel are because of the things they have done to other people. The issues haven't just emerged from a void. The latest one to bug me was this afternoon. Apparently, the CIA had a hidden facility in Poland which they used to torture people. See, it's that kind of lunacy which bugs me. However, that doesn't mean that I would want to detonate a dirty bomb on an American city. I don't hold the America population directly responsible for the actions of the ruling class. In fact the ruling class has been turning on the middle class for 30 years now. American's themselves are being attacked by the elite. No way would I want to see them hit even further.Quote:
Originally Posted by :::PSL:::Miles a.k.a. ACE OF SPADES.Quote:
Originally Posted by El Kabong
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As for the idea of a nuclear bomb going off in a US city, I just don't see it happening anytime soon. Bombs will likely go off elsewhere first, but like others have said, hopefully never at all. The nuclear bomb is a god awful creation and I really wish all states would get rid of them. It won't happen though.
Hmm... just like the powers that be would never let a black man become president, right? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Bilbo
They never did, we now know he's of Arab muslim descent.Quote:
Originally Posted by FensterHmm... just like the powers that be would never let a black man become president, right? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Bilbo
A Nuclear bomb is very hard to make. One that could do any real damage would be very large in size. So I think the odds are very slim at best. The old fashion TNT bomb placed at a Mall or a School Would be more likely. I don't think Al Qaeda would be that stupid since America is growing tired of war anyway.
I believe they would in an instant. The whole scary part of their tactics is they care little about repercussions and often see it more as some twisted form of victory.Quote:
Originally Posted by mrbig1
Al Qaeda wants 'war' with America, why would they want it to stop? They can always convince some disaffected idiots to kill themselves for their cause, so it's not like they'll run out of manpower, and as long as the States keeps responding like a lumbering giant trying to stomp on a flea global opinions about the U.S. will remain polarized.Quote:
Originally Posted by mrbig1
If Al Qeada pulled another 9-11 type of attack it would turn the whole world against them. Bush couldn't get the world behide him. Obama can and would be a major blow to Al Qeada. I Think America should cut off all aid to Israel. The world would be a more peaceful place.
I totally agree and I say that with no desire to see Israel implode. Whilst America continues to sponsor settlement building through 'aid' and military transactions, then American is ultimately responsible for the conflict. Everyone can see the cause-effect link. When Israel does wrong America is immediately to blame and rightly so.Quote:
Originally Posted by mrbig1
Cut off that aid and see what happens, I am quite sure Iran will not suddenly decide to invade Israel. However, keep providing the aid and see who invades who first...
...so we want a hands off approach to Israel until WW3 starts? Well that's nice, I'll start saving for my bomb shelter now.Quote:
Originally Posted by miles