tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post6489190430097318495..comments2023-06-20T02:25:36.578-07:00Comments on The Scholar's Stage: Breaking Down STARTT. Greerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04621529800248145193noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-49204264522041763562010-04-11T01:37:19.617-07:002010-04-11T01:37:19.617-07:00@JKNish:
It is an issue of connectivity , not cau...@JKNish:<br /><br />It is an issue of connectivity , not causality counts. Assume that we embark on a massive infrastructure overhaul to provide those 70 million Americans with the bomb shelters they need to survive. They may survive the exchange, but then what? <br /><br />Allow me to use the example of Oahu (where I live now) to prove the case. Honolulu is targeted by a 25 megaton air blast - IT. Greerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621529800248145193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-79898942698714209192010-04-11T00:37:19.925-07:002010-04-11T00:37:19.925-07:00@JK:
Perhaps I lack imagination, but the Cold War...@JK:<br /><br /><i>Perhaps I lack imagination, but the Cold War scenario of the US and Russia launching hundreds of nukes at each other has the same currency as fighting the Germans with mustard gas at Verdun.</i><br /><br />Then why keep them? Why not draw down to more reasonable levels?<br /><br /><i>"Most if these treaties impede the replacement and development of new devices that might T. Greerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621529800248145193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-33448242555687248402010-04-08T08:21:27.954-07:002010-04-08T08:21:27.954-07:00Perhaps I lack imagination, but the Cold War scena...Perhaps I lack imagination, but the Cold War scenario of the US and Russia launching hundreds of nukes at each other has the same currency as fighting the Germans with mustard gas at Verdun.<br /><br />Most if these treaties impede the replacement and development of new devices that might be useful in real applications: small bunker-busters and the like.<br /><br />I worry we will give away the jkhttp://threesources.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-22510599879765477352010-04-07T17:26:13.353-07:002010-04-07T17:26:13.353-07:00"This number defies utility - by the time you...<i>"This number defies utility - by the time you are ready to launch the last 500, your civilization is already gone."</i><br /><br />I'm not so sure this is true.<br /><br />J.R. Nyquist writes in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Origins-Fourth-World-War-Destruction/dp/1582750106/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270686239&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">Origins of the Fourth World JN Kishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985914272390847213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-71956742868933161282010-04-07T11:59:55.825-07:002010-04-07T11:59:55.825-07:00JK-
I am sympathetic to both sides with this one....JK-<br /><br />I am sympathetic to both sides with this one. A nuclear free world <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_peace" rel="nofollow">might be a more dangerous place than many imagine.</a><br /><br />On the other hand, between the United States and Russia <a rel="nofollow">there exits a ridiculous number of weapons.</a> This number defies utility - by the time you are ready to T. Greerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621529800248145193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-13996023602535942542010-04-07T10:47:52.261-07:002010-04-07T10:47:52.261-07:00How about a little hackery, scarecrow?
Is there r...How about a little hackery, scarecrow?<br /><br />Is there really any value whatsoever in a good treaty? Do we trust Russia to abide by her promises? Is it worth reducing our capability?<br /><br />Lastly, when I look at threats from Iran, N Korea and stateless rouge terrorists, the Russian - US threat seems antiquated.jkhttp://threesources.comnoreply@blogger.com