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im in middle betweem two main cities and one of biggest preto cem plants around about 8 miles as crow flies. to west we also have uk's neclear deterants stored and wind generally comes from there.. so im likely f**ked pretty quick if balloon goes up in full. no point in worrying about it; that wont help me, or change things...but i have a decent supply of meds and whisky to finish job with if needed.
as for winning; the west would likely win overall but its not what i term winning.
ive got threads; which is good, it was fairly graphic too. ive got it on bluray actually as i picked up the remastered version recently. not had a chance to try it yet... but watched original not too long ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
when the wind blows with john mills and peggy ashcroft was good too.
i might add the west could probably destroy russia without nukes
No thanks, the film was bleak enough!Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Nothing like the BBC to make really depressing content, I actually watched it last night on Brit box, it didn't disappoint!Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Watching Newsnight now, events are progressing with depressing predictability. Talks of a Nato/Russian war, 'boots on the ground' and all the rest, just like it happened in Threads. Putin made a very aggressive speech against the US, saying that they 'set a precedent' with the nuking of Japan in 1945! An analyst said that no Russian leader post WW2 ever made such a hateful speech. Are we only weeks or months away from a full scale nuclear war?
We won't know. If it happens there'll be no warning, not even if missiles are on their way. The powers that be would know briefly, but a warning would just panic everybody for the short time before devastation and save nobody. Best to try and live where there are no strategic targets and that's no guarantee of safety and god knows how the world may look for survivors.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeandvan
he is a desparate man, but there may well be more sensible ones to take over...who really knows, but they must know that going neclear will only destroy what they want to protect.
Paranoid psychopaths tend to be irrational.
That describes Stalin and even he wasn't crackers enough to start WW3. I think Putin is far more intelligent and pragmatic than Stalin. He also doesn't have the absolute power Stalin had. Stalin could make decisions in a vacuum, Putin has to take into account other factors.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
I suspect the problem is that he was lied to by his generals about the readiness and proficiency of his armed forces and as a result he's got himself into a stalemate situation.
As usual the media are talking it all up as it gets them viewers.
A nuclear war is likely not worth surviving, depending on how well the US defence systems compare to Russia's. The UK is probably prime target after the US, so probably best to get onto the continent if you can. Judging by previous US actions, they won't be backing down on Ukraine, now everyone's saying that only leaves Putin with the nuclear choice, 'to save face'. But if we know this is likely to lead to nuclear war, then why don't the US back down, or are they too mad they are willing to go nuclear to 'save face' as well?