I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. -Albert Einstein
The worldwide military industrial complex (MIC) has thousands upon thousands of nuclear weapons under the umbrella of various nations and various leaders of varying temperaments.
Nuclear bombs come in all sorts of sizes (yields) and form factors varying from massive hydrogen bombs to small tactical nukes. (“Tactical” nukes sound so cute and harmless, right?)
When World War 3 is upon us, it will be illogical to presume that nuclear weapons systems will not be used. It is also presumptuous to assume that others will not join in “if” a nuclear weapon were to be used.
The objective of War is to Win, and those involved will use the weapon systems at their disposal to do so. Therefore I am not so sure that World War 3 will be fought strictly conventionally while leaving nuclear weapons to gather dust.
Russia has 7,300 nuclear warheads
United States has 6,970 nuclear warheads
-reported via USA Today
Note: The Doomsday Clock is the closest it has ever been to midnight. 2-1/2 minutes.
And the current time does not account for recent global events…
Note: The Doomsday Clock is a symbol which represents the likelihood of a human-caused global catastrophe and represents an analogy for the threat of global nuclear war. It is maintained by the members of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Science and Security Board, and hangs on a wall in The Bulletin’s office in the University of Chicago.
Recent current events have led me to question whether or not World War 3 will remain “conventional”, especially given the crazed leader of North Korea – who has nukes…
Current Events as of 4/14/2017:
The USS Carl Vinson carrier strike group now ready in the western Pacific Ocean / Korea in a massive show of force, given the recent actions and threats from NK.
Japan ‘To Join US Strike Group Near N Korea’
Japan Warns of Sarin-Tipped Missiles…Trump has indicated that North Korea / Kim Jong-un will pay the price if they make another move with a missile test and/or nuclear test.
Reported: US military bosses fear North Korea is ready to detonate a nuclear bomb it has placed in a tunnel.
The mad man Kim Jong-ton said he will nuke the US if the US bombs them. There are approximately 29,000 US military on the DMZ – a nuclear target for the mad man. Seoul is also in the cross-hairs and threats from the nutball with nukes.
Some believe that the two orbiting satellites launched by North Korea might have Super-EMP weapons on-board. Those satellites traverse over the United States on a regular basis.
Related: Suspect Super-EMP Orbit Over United States
Related: High Altitude EMPChina has just indicated that it may strike North Korea’s nuclear facilities.
New report: “World War 3 is near”, officials in China have warned, as North Korea prepares for yet another nuclear missile test – and the US and Donald Trump is poised to intervene.
China has amassed 150,000 troops along the North Korean border.
It is reported that Seal Team Six is training in South Korea to assassinate Kim Jong-un.
Current situation in Syria whereby Russia vowed that if Syria is attacked or bombed again, they will retaliate with military force.
Assad says chemical attack is ‘100% fabrication’…
New report: Trump may send up to 50,000 troops to Syria
US Drops Largest Non-Nuke on Isis in Afghanistan (The “MOAB”)
Current ongoing situation of military tensions in the South China Sea whereby China has claimed rights there and vows to retaliate if challenged.
Developing situation in East China Sea. Eight uninhabited islands controlled by Japan, close to important shipping lanes, rich fishing grounds, potential oil and gas reserves. China contests Japan’s claims and is escalating its military activity in Japan airspace.
I could go on with more current event details, much of which is not being reported in the mainstream fake news. But there are other sites which specialize in reporting what’s really going on… you can do your own due-diligence…
U.S. Armed Forces Nuclear, Biological And Chemical Survival Manual
What will spark World War 3?
Many believe that World War 3 has already begun.
When will the first aircraft carrier be sunk?
Will another US /Syria air strike spark World War 3?
Will a well designed false flag set off a hot World War 3?
Will NK start World War 3 by setting off a nuke over the DMZ, Seoul, or Japan?
It seems that the entire world is on a hair-trigger and this pressure cooker is ready to blow…
All I’m suggesting in this blog article is that if and when World War 3 starts, I do believe that nukes will be used. I don’t know what that will mean for us because I do not know how quickly they may be used or the extent that nuclear weapons may be used.
I’m not offering solutions in this article, although I am suggesting that it seems (to me) that we are at an increasingly critical juncture given present world tensions and current events.
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Note: I believe that even if “only” one nuclear weapon is used, it may likely be the spark that tips over all the dominoes in our modern financial system.
Given today’s current world events, if you have been thinking about becoming better prepared, it may be a good time to start…
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I don’t feel that WWIII will start out nuclear. However if one country is on the verge of losing, I think that country may in a last attempt to survive use nuclear at that point. The only one I think that is likely to start out with nuclear is Kim Yung-one. He is a true mad man.
@Peanut, Kim Yung-mad-one is certainly the loosest cannon among the bunch, and the most likely to do something really stupid.
At the bottom of this article are some nuke related articles. I looked at the one from March 2015 about nuclear target map. Some of those maps are so old they are hysterical. There is no date or source on most of the maps which leads me to wonder just how credible they are. The 4 corners region shows up on multiple maps with a dot near Farmington, NM. Navajo indian sheep and goat herders along with a couple of coal fired power plants there. The white map with red state outlines and red blobs shows Roswell, NM. The SAC base was closed decades ago and the area retooled for industrial uses and a college campus. It was relevant in the 50’s and 60’s as a military target. Gallup, NM? What is that about?
My point is simply that old maps with abandoned or irrelevant sites were being used in the article for creating sensationalism.
@ Doc Blanchard, I have to wonder if this has been done on purpose. If another Country is looking for viable targets to hit and use those maps as a guideline then they will likely not hit as many valuable targets. I think maybe that is why you wont find any new maps. Why give the enemy the ammo they need to destroy us. Granted some are on the map that are so well known that you can’t simply make them disappear. Examples would include DC, New York and so on.
Hey! Those are very valuable targets to us hiding in the boonies!
Lol, I agree.
@ old lady
Is not the fact we live the lifestyle here “in the boonies” enough to drop a Nuke on our heads? I rather enjoy my life, and I’m sure someone out there hates me for that…. 🙂 🙂
NRP
Yup,
I work hard, have some nice toys for work, and other stuff, and i put money into supplies that wont lose value unless i dont rotate them, and i know a few who would say i was crazy and dangerous if they knew the whole of it all,
All the more reason to stay away, you would be surprised what these idiot touchy feely libtard ninnies thing people are responsible for,,, i never signed on to be responsible for others ineptitudes or mis direction, they are on their own, come banging on my door because you think i owe you some of my hard earned supplies and it may be the last thing you do…..
Same around here. Some nuke storage sites were moved, and Duluth now has a public land open to visit where they one were back in the 70’s. And same with south of here, just some Norwegian farmers like Ollie and Swen and dey is sitting in da outhouse makin’ up dem dern fart jokes, do-tee-do.
@ Doc Blanchard
Ahhh yes, the Four Corners. Let’s see;
San Juan Basin, one of the largest Nat Gas reserves in the country; currently supplying So Cal, Nevada, and Arizona with 80% of their Nat Gas.
2 Coal fired power plant, supplying 70% of the electricity to Albuquerque home to 1.3 million people
Huge underground Coal Reserves
Raytheon
San-Juan, Animas, La-Plata rivers flow to So Cal from here.
Navajo Lake, GREAT fishing BTW
NAPA agricultural areas supplying hundreds of tons of food to the USofA
AND quite a lot of “Navajo Indian sheep and goat herders” Gata have that Mutton ya know.
OHHHH and let’s not forget the Navajo Rugs made here at $5K per 2X3 foot rug.
So yeah, I could see Russia wasting one of their 7300 Nukes visiting the neighborhood…
Dang I just made my day…. HAHAHA
NRP
@ NRP, Opsec, Opsec NRP. Do you want a nuke dropped on your head. 🙂
@ Peanut Gallery
Ahhhh heck PG, according to the map I have a target on my back…. HAHAHA
But really, only one Nuke for over 300-400 square miles???? Not to worry I’ll still have my TP stash….
Seriously, if the Nukes start to fly, there are a LOT more things to worry about than just the Nukes. The entire ‘system’ will come crashing down like a pile of bricks. Back to my thinking of everything shutting down, JIT Inventory, Communications, Shipping, Air travel, major highways shut down (from accidents, people trying to get home), probably power down (depending what P-Plants are hit), the list goes on and on.
Remember 911? The entire country basically shut down for a week, now imagine that 10, 20, 100, 1000 fold.
Imagine what would be the ramifications if LA, DC, Dallas or any large city got nuked…. Frightening to say the least. Even worse if Ken is correct; “Some believe that the two orbiting satellites launched by North Korea might have Super-EMP weapons on-board” Personally I think that if that was the case, that physio would have already set em off.
FYI, an article I read mentioned that NK has a minimum of 8 full sized Nukes. I sure as heck would not want to be in SK, China, or Japan right now.
NRP
PS; OPSEC, heck every Airplane that fly’s over can see my mountain of TP…… 🙂 🙂
NRP –
“PS; OPSEC, heck every Airplane that fly’s over can see my mountain of TP…… ? ?”
Too late pal. Last Friday the GPWS tripped a few clicks past Kirtland. “Pull UP!, Pull UP!, Pull UP!
You’re out of control.
@ McGyver
Hey, with all the ‘poop’ that’s going on now days (Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Nork-K, China, Russia) I figure I’ll be sitting pretty in the Outhouse when TSHTF…. HAHAHA
11,000 pounds of explosives, ouch that’s GATA give someone a headache.
Gata have some humor ya know??
NRP
I am more concerned with the fallout. They won’t waste a nuke near Datil, but a big enough one on Tucson on a windy day and it comes right over us. Need more duck tape and plastic sheeting. If they drop one on Phoenix or near NRP I have no worries on fallout. (ha ha hee)
Wow Datil! Love that area. My wife and I have been thinking of buying property in that area to retire. We just want to disappear there. My biggest concern in that area is water. Any info on the water table and how deep wells need to be for good water would be greatly appreciated.
Apache Creek area is another location we’ve been looking at. Any info on this area would also be appreciated.
Our water is good where I am. We are at 300 feet and get 7 gallons a minute. There is a lot of properties for sale here with wells and some with houses. Several of my friends are selling mostly to be closer to family. Look at Zillow. Young people don’t like it here, but we do have internet and some have cell service. There is one water problem. There are people from Italy who own a huge chunk of land on the plains and they want to pump their water and sell it to Albuquerque for the Rio Grande. If they are successful they could drain our wells when their basin is dry. We have been fighting it in court for years and our new legislature wants to pass a law outlawing such sales. That would put an end to the problems. It is a great place to hide out, quite, lots of animals, and you can grow all kinds of things with a bit of work. And no NUKES
@Doc, If I recall, it was difficult to discover any maps that were not “old”. My intent was to provide information, not sensationalism.
Additionally, given that there are tens of thousands of nukes, it’s almost irrelevant to have a map (if it’s an all-out nuke-fest).
Kim Jong went to school on Hussein and Ghaddafi (and currently on Assad). If you don’t have WMDs and oppose the US hegemon, good luck.
I think NK will not test anymore! Their next nuclear explosion will very likely hit SK and the second Japan. China will likely use these events to their advantage to invade Tiwian first, then Japan. Russia will utilize their submarines and space defense systems against the west. The only ones to suffer the consequences will be the lower level armies on each side and their citizens!
If I survive, I will take no pleasure in using lethal force to defend myself and family members, but I will do what has to be done!
I will enjoy this Easter holiday weekend with family in making memories.
I continue to pray for God’s mercy and guidance and give thanks for His Son, Jesus Christ, Amen.
I’m looking forward to speaking to my oldest Grandson, a Marine stationed in SK, this weekend!
My God have mercy on us all!
NK probably has no deliverable nukes at all. They can make a nuclear explosion, but have never demonstrated any delivery capacity.
I think, as the Bible shows in Ezekiel 38, 39 Gog Magog invasion, which is Probably Russia with Persia (Iran) and others, go into Israel, and start the whole thing. Seems like everyone is in position.
Last night they played the old Ray Milland movie, “Panic in the Year Zero” from 1962. My, how our perception of nuclear war has changed in the past 55 years!
Not going to happen….
I certainly hope not!
We are so very close to the tipping point that I’m already feeling woosey. Are we about to see ‘the spark’ that ignites the world?
In the back of my mind there is the generational theory put forth by Strauss & Howe, authors of the book, Fourth Turning. The chain-of-events in our recent past keep accruing and now the events are more serious, more aggressive.
Last year, Jim Quinn of The Burning Platform said this:
“The Fourth Turning: The climax year of the American Revolution happened in 1781. Almost like clockwork, the Civil War climax year of 1863 followed 82 years later. The Great Depression/World War II climax year of 1944 followed 81 years later. This would put the climax year of our current Fourth Turning around 2025, at the end of an eight year presidency of Clinton or Trump (both Prophet Generation leaders). The years leading toward the climax of a Fourth Turning have always been chaotic, dangerous and bloody. The core elements of debt, civic decay, and global disorder will accelerate the chain of events leading to the climax, whatever it may be.”
I pray that ‘the spark’ is not nuclear but look at the players on the world stage! Our last ‘Turning’ was the ending of WW2 and we know how that turned out.
The WW2 nuclear bombs that the US dropped in Japan were A-bombs (Atom bombs) and are created through atomic fission. The H-bombs (thermonuclear hydrogen bombs) explode via fusion.
A nuclear explosion produces several forms of energy that have damaging effects: blast, thermal radiation, electromagnetic pulse, direct nuclear radiation, and fallout. The extent of damage will depend on various factors, including the size of the nuclear weapon, the height at which it is detonated, and the geography of the target.
Blast:
The rapid release of energy in an explosion creates a shock wave of overpressure. Very close to the center of a nuclear explosion, overpressure is equivalent to several thousand pounds per square inch (psi). This is hundreds of times greater than the pressure in a pressure cooker.
The overpressure crushes objects.
Thermal radiation:
Thermal radiation includes light and heat.
A nuclear explosion releases a huge amount of energy as light (utlraviolet, visible, and infrared), which can be seen from hundreds of miles away. The light is so intense that it can make sand explode, blind people many miles away, burn shadows into concrete, and ignite flammable materials at large distances. The thermal radiation also causes burns on human skin. The radius of the flash burns depends on the power of the weapon and the clearness of the atmosphere. An explosion above clouds can diminish the burns suffered from heat flash.
The heat from the explosion is so intense that nearly all materials at the center of the explosion (epicenter) are immediately vaporized. The thermal radiation also creates a fireball which rapidly expands outward, consuming oxygen and, combined with the blast effect, creating near total destruction for some distance from the epicenter.
Electromagnetic pulse:
A nuclear explosion also sends out an electromagnetic pulse, similar to the thermal pulse. Although the electromagnetic pulse does not directly harm humans, it can increase the devastation at the site of a nuclear explosion because it disables all electrical devices in its path, such as medical equipment and the microchips found in newer cars.
Direct nuclear radiation:
A nuclear explosion releases several forms of radiation. Both gamma rays and neutrons easily penetrate solid objects and can be deadly. Beta and alpha particles are generally less dangerous, having much shorter ranges – several meters and several centimeters, respectively. Alpha particles cannot penetrate human skin. If ingested, however, alpha particles will cause the most damage to the human body.
Fallout:
Fallout consists of large numbers of particles, from the earth, buildings and other ground objects, which are propelled upward in the blast and irradiated, mixing with the radioactive products of the explosion. Some of this material will fall back to earth within a few minutes, and radioactive fallout may continue its descent for about 24 hours. The rising and descending debris forms the mushroom cloud that follows a nuclear explosion.
No early fallout is associated with high-altitude explosions, although an explosion well above the ground causes radioactive residues to rise to a great height in the mushroom cloud and descend gradually over a large area.
The distribution of fallout depends on the topography of the land and weather conditions, especially the direction and speed of winds. Radioactive fallout may travel and settle in areas hundreds of miles from the explosion site.
Radioactive fallout may be the most dangerous effect of a nuclear explosion because the area of exposure to fallout is much wider than that of direct nuclear radiation.
Because there is no known way of neutralizing a radioactive substance, apart from sending it through a nuclear reactor, radioactive products are dangerous until they have decayed to such an extent that they no longer emit significant amounts of radiation. This time is usually considered to be 10 times the half-life.
Extent of damage:
The extent of damage depends on the size of the nuclear weapon, the terrain and the height at which it is detonated. Nuclear weapons detonated at ground level generate more fallout as a result of the large amount of ground material which is irradiated by the explosion and thrown in the air, but the effects of thermal radiation and radioactive waves is less than in an air blast.
MT,,,,well put
Very informative. I appreciate the time you spent doing it. Thank you.
Recent experiments indicate that many cars may well survive an EMP.
Above content on nuclear energy’s effects:
http://www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/key-issues/nuclear-weapons/basics/weapons-basics.htm
Effects of Nuclear Weapons:
Atomic Archive.com
HI ALL……. Time to take a deep breath and lighten up a bit ….first off there is NOT going to be a mass exchange of nukes !!! if shtf ,If your in a target zone MOVE…….the whole of the USA is NOT a target ….. If you’re not under the target umbrella nuke war is survivable……learn the real facts about radiation ,what it does and how to live with it if need be ,,,being scared of something you don’t understand is a trait of man kind that can be good but holds us back too ,,,learn to use that trait to make a better life ,,,over come irrationally,,,
Just had to say something
Go have a cup of something and think about how good you have it ….
@ 0ldhomesteader
“Go have a cup of something and think about how good you have it ….”
Well it’s a little to early for Gin, so will finish my cup of Cappuccino.
As far as how well we have it; my friends, our generation has the best of times the best of lives, we need to remember our friends and family. Remember our past and those we have lost, but do not dwell on the past, or the future. The ‘now’ is where we are, As a Buddhist I know that 99.9999% of what is to come will come no matter what I do, we need to learn to accept the joy in our lives we have. Prepare for what may come, but live for the now. Look around, it’s pretty dang nice out there.
Well said 0ldhomesteader, think I’m going for a walk down by the river with Blue… If the sky turns red, ahhhhh well, it’s meant to be.
Tea and Chocolate to ya 0ldhomesteader.
NRP
HAHAHA, A Buddhist that drinks Gin…. Is this a messed up world or what??? LOLOL
NRP…A friend gave me a Buddha that sits on the bookcase for good fortune , right next to the sacred sage and eagle wing,not far from the menorah,ya come over and tell me more about Buddha and I’ll take you to the sweat lodge and can talk about the messages that are the same but told a bit differently …
HAVA NAGILA….SHALOM,,,,,
Overcome irrationality….damn spellcheck!!
It sure might. But, no one used gas as a battlefield weapon during WWII. So, there is some hope. Most don’t want to receive a nuke in return. Tends to ruin your whole day!
BI
Sure don’t panic!!!! Easy to say.
Our area woke this morning to no power – after all the NK talk, it was hard to not think about the worst case. We actually did not panic, started the generator and had a good breakfast – whatever will be, will be ….. still no power but no mushroom clouds either.
I am very curious what Kim Jong-shom-alonga-ding-dong is planning for his “Big Celebration”. If he is truly dumb enough to test another nuke, I think Trump will respond. But, I do wonder if their satellites are carrying a payload. Regardless, when Trump responds, what does Russia do? Russia, China and Iran…those are the 3 I’m curious about.
The “big event” in Pyongyang is…a new street opening.
Zerohedge
We need to remember that a nuke doesn’t have to hit our soil; a nuke 30 miles overhead will take out our grid,sending us back to the 1800’s and we will destroy ourselves from within through panic, riots, desperation for food and water etc. A sub or a ship within 100 miles of our coastline can accomplish this and if it is destroyed after the deed; we may never know for sure who it was.
NK supposedly has two satellites over the US, according to Peter Vincent Pry.
What do we have going for us?
Sites like this one. There is always one person who will attempt to warn everyone else as the world goes south. Most of us visit many prep sites so I guess it is a form of early warning. Add on texting, tweets and face book and that is a plus. Remember an EMP or system overload can take it all down. Use the long range communications as long as it lasts.
Trump is busy sending messages. The Tomahawk Missile response to Syria got the attention of the whole world.
Reports are just coming in that we dropped a MOAB in Eastern Afganistan in response for a single Navy Seal being killed in a fire fight. Most know the MOAB (mother of all bombs) is the most powerful non-nuclear bomb in existence. It has a one mile blast radius.
Message? Do not mess with us. We will eff you up.
A change in narrative from Obama.
@Dennis — completely agree. Trump not only told Americans flat-out that he would destroy ISIS, he said it would be done in an expeditious and efficient manner.
On this round of bombing, Trump scores in three ways: #1 Military retaliatory action against ISIS #2 Aggressive messaging to the Islamic State about retaliating #3 Warning messaging to the Nork Fat-Boy.
Correction. First reports were the bomb was in response for the death of a Navy Seal. Now they are saying it was an Army Green Beret who was killed.
Dennis
If it was a Navy Seal, US Army Special Forces, or regular military personnel, it was a person who laid their lives on the line for God & Country because of the past commanders & chief. Who made sure we were embroiled into these nations warring conflicts which have been going on for almost 1,000 years.
It was someone’s daughter, son, husband &/or father. If he dropped a bomb on them, they had it coming for way to long.
Past leadership of this nation were derriere kissers(in my book) from the Kennedy era up, only exception beside Kennedy would have been Reagan.
NO, I do not want war but I am tired of seeing our military personnel who are specialized be used for MIC, so they can get rich of their blood sweat & the families tears.
Wife of an US Army SF, my heart is breaking this day for that families loss.
@ Antique Collector and your ACDH
Very well said, you have my vote for Congress.
Please do me a favor, thank your DH for his services … Thank you
NRP
AC&ACDH ,,,WELL PUT ,,,VERY WEll PUT…..
You still looking in Idaho?
Oldhomesteader
Yes, it took me a bit to find the yardage we were discussing a while back. Checked with GB he has not heard from any one.
Is Mrs O ready for the major change in scenery??
I understand what you are saying. But decades of wars, trillions of dollars, and the loss of our soldiers lives (which you cant put a price on), what has that gotten us?
Most of the people in Afghanistan or whatever country we bomb and kill probably can care less one way or another about politics, the taliban, is-is or whatever.
They just become innocent casualties in war.
Is it wrong to take a bit of satisfaction from this? I’m generally in favor of peace at almost any cost. But after all of the head choppings and building tosses and being burned alive and such…. I’m feeling quite content thinking about 21,000 pounds of HE blowing those rats to kingdom come.
McGyver-NRP-Oldhomesteader & Dennis
We are nearing the end of the 1,000 year war, which started during the crusades, and it has not stopped. Only set back a little each time when nations wipe out their forward progress, they have different names but their ideology has not changed.
They are like a waves washing upon a shore removing the sand a little at time, nations do not realize that they are being exterminated by this process until it is to late.
Believe it was the Hindu text(Nat Geo)that spoke of a great war between different sky gods fighting which brought about ‘certain’ areas to disappear and colored glass was left in it’s place. Simply not the first time maybe not the last, if this plant last that long.
plant should be **planet** oops
AC…..I HAVE SEEN THAT BLUE GREEN GLASS IN FACT BROUGHT SOME HOME WITH ME ,,,,,,,,, MAYBE THE LEGEND IS BASED ON FACT?
Oldhomesteader
Legends are usually based on facts as we know, but told in a story form so that it could be passed down through the centuries for those who could not read nor write.
Believe that these Hindu stories are base on truth which was wove into their belief system. If you have the glass beads from there, priceless!
Just make sure you do not hold them to often, Mrs. O might say you glow at night. 😉
AC…I was on a job in the sandbox and saw the lake of glass first hand ,,,what I have looks like the glass globs that are sold at craft stores ,, and yes they have a count , and no I don’t put them in my pockets any more ,once I found out that they were ‘hot’ ,,,all I could think of was ‘lot’s wife when I first saw it ,, and yes I knew what I was seeing when I saw it,,i have no doubt about it being a nuke blast long ago ,,,sort of makes me feel insignificant ,,,since then I have learned to see things that are right out in front of our eyes that for some reason we don’t seam to see,,the more I learn the less I know ,,,, some day over some good tea I can tell you more and that will leave your head spinning
Before Mr. retired he had an office at Ft. Campbell. So he knows a little about their planning etc. Lately he has commented on how many planes/jets are training. We live close by. Just something else to think about.
Same where we live…Very big AFB.
We currently reside within the blast zone of an AFB, that has been very busy with air traffic of late. A10’s, F-2222′, and F-16s, have been up and practicing in 24 hour periods. So, something is up, there’s no mention of planned exercises, and my son-in-law, stationed at the base has been unusually tight lipped.
Hey there. I taught a few miles from Ft. Campbell when I lived close to Clarksville. I am now 35 miles from Clarksville in Ky.
Time to review the Preps y`all, something serious could be coming down the pike….
NRP
Update. Reports say the MOAB was used to destroy an underground cave system being used to protect mis-guided uslims.
Isn’t the North Korean petulant fat-boy planning on testing his newest nuke hidden in a tunnel?
Practice on ISIS, finish with the Norks
AC,
“If it was a Navy Seal, US Army Special Forces, or regular military personnel, it was a person who laid their lives on the line for God & Country because of the past commanders & chief. Who made sure we were embroiled into these nations warring conflicts which have been going on for almost 1,000 years.”
I completely agree. The Pentagon is saying that the bombing, so close to the death of the soldier, is just coincidental. This may be, but since Green Berets many times work in small groups training remote locals, I’m guessing they had in the past asked for air strikes against this tunnel complex and been turned down by prior management. The new management green-lighted the request after the death of the warrior. I think that, for this president, the death of any of our sons and daughters is worthy of exacting a high cost for that action.
God protect our service men and women.
Dennis
Understand what you are saying, I am not upset with you. Wish the past SO called leadership under the GHWB & son had left us out of that quagmire. It almost destroyed Russia, for going where they did not belong.
A friend remarked yesterday that it seemed like an unusual number
of planes were heard overhead and another friend concurred. They are
separated by two miles. They could have heard either the jets at
Miramar Marine Corp Air Station or any kind of planes landing at
North Island Naval Air Station since they are under the flight
path.
Practice? Perhaps, but with the geopolitical situation I think
preparations are being made for something.
I don’t want to think of WWIII and nuclear exchanges. Awful way
to go.
Being reported by foreign news outlets that Kim has ordered the evacuation of 600,000 people from Pyongyang (25% of city’s population), including all reporters, sans their cell phones.
Sometimes I wish they would allow older men to fight, and save our youth to build and grow the nation. Sure the young can carry more, jump higher and they have more agility. But as we live longer as a nation and birth rates drop, it seems like thinning the herd is logical to restore balance to the population?
A.H.I.P.
Age Has Its Privilege.
Wisdom, knowledge, problem solving and grit are things the older generation has that could benefit a fighting force.
If it comes to a nuclear war, and M.A.D. is implemented… The only thing fighting will be the roaches.
That’s a very great concept, but have you paid much attention to the youth today? Ha ha ha. I have 3 children and two of them are more wrapped up in the events on TMZ rather than world happenings. At least my son is as pragmatic as I am.
Good point sir.
LOL
I actually wonder if there really are that many nukes in inventory’s. In the South China sea during the Vietnam war there was 2 for each plane on the ship. We saw them, we loaded them, the marines guarded them, it just seemed like a lot of nukes to have on a ship. If we think about it, the nukes are pretty worthless unless destruction of the earth is the goal. I’m just skeptical about the whole deal. All hat and no cattle? I don’t know. Are the world “leaders” suicidal? They are politicians, I don’t think suicidal.
This topic along with the fact that that I don’t want any neighbors trying to get into my stash is why we moved. Very remote, desolate and already looks like it was hit by a nuke. No one in their right mind moves here… more reason for me to do just that. I’d rather go ahead and be familiar with the geography, and be very well acclimated. My BOL is my room for when the ol lady is on a rampage. Lol, other than that I already live in my BOL.
Semper Gumby
The past 2 days articles have been very interesting. Add to that I am more than half way thru “Alas Babylon” & find some of the book very relatable to the threats we face today. Yet it was written back in 1959. All they faced back then would be multiplied in today’s numbers.
Hopefully we will never have to deal with any of it. If you haven’t read it, it is a very good a fast read. If you like those type of books, apocalyptic, survivability and working together to live.
Adapt and Overcome.
The audio books (audible.com) for Alas Babylon and One Second After are even better. They really bring the stories to life – err -maybe not life.
Great book! I first read it when I was twelve scared the daylight out me then, still does now.
If not now ww3 will start at some stage,it is inevitable because the world can only get worse,there has been ” peace” ( if you can call it that) since 1945,but world conditions won’t get any better before another war engulfs the world,many of us living now will not know the outcome.
We can only hope and pray!
Do any of you in the slightest bit have any realization that your thinking on these matters is ubsurd. Precisely what your accomplishing with this sort of thinking is manafesting this doomsday event that is in all certainty something at this point you desire. Some preparedness for such events is undoubtedly a smart thing to do. Investing the amount of time and energy that is displayed by many of you is downright unwise. The sort of fear that although you may be impervious to has a devastating impact on those around you who do not have your level of mental toughness. Think of your family and consider if that same mental toughness is even possible for them growing up in such a fearful and uncertain future. Think just maybe it is possible you might be instilling madness not toughness. most likely never will because they grown up in fear of some “certain” evil that is “inevitably” their future is what will be the cause of your doomsday. Not North Korea wanting to detonate a nuke in a tunnel underground. You think Americapl would Stand for another country telling us we can or can’t do anything. How can you expect other nations not to want at least a fraction of the same freedo USA enjoyed on our rise to superiority. Or that maybe these global evils and events are a product of using military and political involvement is denying them these liberties. How about instead of spending our country’s enormous resources on killing and dictating the rest of the world and use it to twealth Honestly consider if the amount of money you are into a event taking place somtime in the future and not investing in domestic opportunities your country has a wealth of.
Do you know what safeguards if any are in place to prevent offshore attack from ship based platform , this scares the Hell out of me. some info would be good .
Can anybody tell me what safeguards are in place to prevent the use of a offshore platform ie. cargo ship as launch site for nuclear attack ?
M.A.D. would prevent anyone other than a terrorist from doing it. And a terrorist would only have available a limited supply of Nukes. And it would be easier for the terrorist just to smuggle it in on a cargo ship and blow it up in the port. wouldn’t start a full scale war, but would make a big mess of a city or three. And possibly cause a cascading power failure taking weeks to months to fix.