Is nuclear war possible ? and do you fear of it ? Rating Options

[denis01]

What's your opinion people ?
Well ,its a fact that every powerful nation have them . Iran tries to get newer nuclear missiles .
Russia has many . Nourth Korea and South Korea has too i think .
Are you scared that we all gonna die ? Humans are miserable f**Kers aren't we .?
Racism ,classism, lookism ,wars , etc ...World will probably be a better place without us .

Cockroaches would be free from us stepping on them ,and etc !!!
So do you people scared shitless of Wold War 3 ? Anyone is pussy enouff ??
Or you will be hiding under ground in a basement of your house if nukes go out ?

[Kuna]

I think its very highly unlikely. Which major powers would go to war with each other? America and Russia and China?

And if you think about it. We have 2 sides that have nuclear bombs. If side A uses nuclear missiles, then Side B would also use Nuclear Missiles. The result? Both sides would loose everything. Its kind of like GAME THEORY for anyone who does Economics. So it makes sense NOT to use nuclear missiles.

The only time I can think of is when a country is about to be completely taken over by another, and they resort to nuclear missile as a last desperate measure since they have nothing to loose.

but i think we are past those stages where the enemy isn't Russia or China (Cold War) or any of those super powers, but we are in an era of terrorism. So its different.

[nightshades]

I don't want to insult or anything but the author of the thread sound terribly ignorant.

The question is a good one though.

In 2008 in the current geopolitical situtation, a nuclear war is 99 % unlikely like mr kuna said. But in a relatively near future, the risk will get higher and higher.

The most likely scenario to happen in the next decade risk to be isolated nuclear strike as terrorism acts. There is many reports of nuclear bombs component being sold on the black market (check on ebay )
It will become more and more accessible with time and an eventual incident is likely to happen.

About a full-scale nuclear war, it will depend of the development of nuclear missiles counter-measures. If you make a gamble that you can stop about 75 % or more of all nuclear attack with countermeasures then you might feel more comfortable into threatening another nuclear power without such countermeasures.

There will also be the eventual use of tactical-sized nuclear bombs. Even if its not big enough to destroy a major city... its still a goddamn nuclear bomb !

[Roy88]

A full-scale nuclear war is not possible.

Repeat after me, this is the real world not a virtual world where you can launch an nuclear warhead on your target.

Countries don't exist on individual, isolated patchs of lands. Think about it, if there is a full-scale nuclear war every countries will have to be dragged into it cause let's say you launch a warhead at China's southwest, you don't only hit China but also Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos etc with the nuclear fallout.

Unlike full-scale nuclear war, suitcase warheads made by the Russians are easier to be carried around the world and there are missing suitcase warheads somewhere around the world, I think that's a much bigger problem.

[Vampyre]

There might be a possibility but, at this moment it is not possible. Since as what the few who had replied had said, launching a nuclear bomb will implicate other countries not just the one involved.

Perhaps in the near future after we have fully apprehend nuclear bombs, perhaps the use of it might be reality, given the impact and casualities.

[shadowbreak]

If an nuclear war were unleashed i don't think that anyone would be alive. Because of the big destruction power of it and the big nations got plenty of those too.

The worst thing that could happen is that the terrorist got the hands on some nuclear missiles.

If it becomes a WW3 and everyone uses nuclear missiles then there are nothing that you could do than hoping that they don't bomb your city, because if you can take cover under the ground. It wont help much because of the radioactiveness would kill you thought.

[dgun]

If an nuclear war were unleashed i don't think that anyone would be alive. Because of the big destruction power of it and the big nations got plenty of those too.

The worst thing that could happen is that the terrorist got the hands on some nuclear missiles.

If it becomes a WW3 and everyone uses nuclear missiles then there are nothing that you could do than hoping that they don't bomb your city, because if you can take cover under the ground. It wont help much because of the radioactiveness would kill you thought.

Do you know how hard it is to get a nuclear missile?

And yes i agree. Starting a nuclear war means the end of everything you know and yourself.

But if a certain country can make a missile shield, they can launch nuclear warheads on the rest of the world to force them into submission, without the fear of getting one back.
So strategically wise, that certain country will start a nuclear war once they completed it.

Conclusion, it is possible, but not an all-out apocalypse war.

[raphael lee]

What's your opinion people ?
Well ,its a fact that every powerful nation have them . Iran tries to get newer nuclear missiles .
Russia has many . Nourth Korea and South Korea has too i think .
Are you scared that we all gonna die ? Humans are miserable f**Kers aren't we .?
Racism ,classism, lookism ,wars , etc ...World will probably be a better place without us .

Cockroaches would be free from us stepping on them ,and etc !!!
So do you people scared shitless of Wold War 3 ? Anyone is pussy enouff ??
Or you will be hiding under ground in a basement of your house if nukes go out ?

An all out nuclear war between the US and China or between the US and Russia is certainly possible, but it would probably be mutually suicidal. I think the much more likely scenario is for some terrorist organization to smuggle an improvised nuclear weapon - such as a Hiroshima-type weapon - into a large city and detonate the weapon. Not that Iran would consider such a thing, but once you have sufficient U235 available, building a Hiroshima-type weapon would not be so difficult.

[junkie5201314]

To be completely honest...a nuclear war is highly unlikely...

To me the threat of cyber wars poses a higher threat than anything else considering the rate of technology development and reliance of us to it. If an attacking country were to launch a cyber attack on major structures (eg. Electricity companies, Economical companies, Telecommunication etc..) on a certain country I believe it would cause a lot more havoc than anything else.

Of course, this is just my opinion on things so disagree all you like =P

[pk4l]

I work with Nuclear Missiles --" ... yet I alway get an extra heartbeat whenever we get an order to launch(all of them are simulate so far).

[majortom]

nuclear war?
thats like brinkmanship all over again
no, I don't think it will happen, just because the consequences are way too dire.

[edwardolardo]

i mean, nukes aren't that big of a deal.

it's just for retaliation if it does happen, but like the movie Wargames,

there are no winners, adn they KNOW it

[ђ€ŋ®¥]

Nuke each other in a war is not possible, both sides must be stupid enough to do that and there will be no winners... But what we fear is a WW3, but at these situations nowadays I doubt any country will go to war.

[Cheesy]

A direct nuclear war attack between the superpowers are unlikely. Attacks by terrorists or superpower funded groups are a likelihood. There are many countries would nuclear warheads. Other countries like N. korea have them so they don't feel handicapped. No country/person in their right mind would consider launching a nuclear strike because it's suicide.

[lalalander]

I'm not really scared. If it happens, there's really no way to stop it. So minuswell live the rest of your life happily without worrying about something you have absolutely no control over.

[biar]

No, the Cuban Missile Crises taught an important lesson to humanity.

The Soviet Union's contribution to peace has always been neglected, although the Soviet Union was communist at least they're rational people.

[opls]

it is possible on the theory, but highly unlikely on the prctical side.

In theory, a full scale nuclear war needs only one condition:- the 1st nuclear bomb to go off...once the 1st goes off, no matter whose it is, will trigger the 2nd bomb to be used, and then it would trigger the 3rd and it goes on till everything is destroyed.

In practical issue, highly unlikely, why? because, if the 1st goes off, the 2nd will and then everything is derstroyed....when that happens what benefits are they for anyone to reap by using those bombs? e.g. if US wants to destroy China, Us fires 1st bomb, and China respond by firing the 2nd...untill the last bomd fired, the whole earth might be filled radioactive waste...and even if China is completely wiped out, does the remaining US people have anything to gain (except being the inhabitants of a nuclear polluted wasteland)?

[bonpon]

It is possible, but I do not fear because the world is getting smaller. One trouble hot spot can have a huge domino effect around the world including terrorist group's economy. It's possible, but I don't think the world leaders would use them.

[ChCx91]

The problem with nuclear war is the fact that if one country or region launches (or any other means of deploying a thermo-nuke) at an -enemy-, then NATO, alliances, pacts, etc. will have automatically been nullified. One launch will cause others to launch. The mentality that all the major countries' decision makers share is the, "If we die, we are taking everyone else with us" train of thought. It only takes about 8-10 thermo nukes to destroy this planet's major cities and regions. Not only that, but the power of a shockwave given off by a nuclear weapon...Enough consecutive blasts from a given number could POSSIBLY shift the entire planet's axis on the scheduled rotation from day-night, day-year, etc. Think about the erratic alteration in the planet's weather patterns, gravity, sea level, etc. with a shift in planetary rotation? This sh*t is not only real, but it could happen at ANY time. With the size of America's massive nuclear arsenal on top of the rest of the world's...Nuclear "WAR" would never happen. It would be more like an INSTANT nuclear holocaust.

[267bill]

What is going on now was predicted in a book; it’s all about cycles;
20 bad and 7 or 8 good;

and it snowballs the bad gets worse and the good gets better till collapse; it world is in for really big changes;

the worst non developed nation could be the safest place to be when the poop hits the fan;

so buy a vacation home in the third world I’ll see you there in 20 to 29 years when the next holocaust etc.. starts

[t3a]

If world affairs has come to the point where countries would mercilessly take out other countries with nuclear weapons, then why would you want to live on such a planet anymore. Might as well kill yourself first before they drop the bombs so you won't feel anything. I wouldn't wanna witness the Earth turning into such a place where world leaders would even consider taking out other countries with nuclear bombs. I'd rather die before that happens and try to leave with the memory of a happy Earth.

[music note]

why would i be afraid??its not happening now is it??
and if it were to happen right now then yeah..i'd be afraid.afraid of having to leave everyone i know. you nobody can stop it.

hard to imagine were all leaders to want a nuclear war.imagine seeing fire and explosions from the moon....

[codemanz234]

I definitly think its possible, because i think that later we will eventually have wars on fresh water, because right now fresh water is being wasted in places like Las Vegas which is on a desert with no natural water. Because of that, we will fight countries for water like we are with fuel.

[mubz]

yes it is possible but i highly doubt the possibility of it happening is probably one in a trillion. a nuclear war would probably mean the ending to human kind.

[Cullinan Lover]

It's highly unlikely that it will happen so I don't fear it. It's used for deterrence.

[AsianShadow]

Well, though I certainly believe that a nuclear strike could and probably will happen one of these days, I don't think there will can be an actual nuclear war. In my opinion "war" denotes an ongoing battle between to opposing sides, but if a nuclear strike were to happen, the combined power of the initial destruction from the points of impact following an artillery barrage, combined with the resulting deaths from the radiation exposure, your target country would be collectively destroyed before they'd have a chance to retaliate. Unless the missiles are diverted into the ocean or blown up midair, but in that case I'm sure the radiation that would be exposed would eventually kill us all anyway.

I'm really not afraid of it happening though. If it does, it will either happen to a country other then mine, so that wouldn't hurt me any, or if it happens to my country then my death is more or less guaranteed, so there's no point worrying about something I can't change.

I definitly think its possible, because i think that later we will eventually have wars on fresh water, because right now fresh water is being wasted in places like Las Vegas which is on a desert with no natural water. Because of that, we will fight countries for water like we are with fuel.

So technically all we'd need to do is destroy Vegas and then we'd be able to negate the need to steal water from others.

it is possible on the theory, but highly unlikely on the prctical side.

In theory, a full scale nuclear war needs only one condition:- the 1st nuclear bomb to go off...once the 1st goes off, no matter whose it is, will trigger the 2nd bomb to be used, and then it would trigger the 3rd and it goes on till everything is destroyed.

In practical issue, highly unlikely, why? because, if the 1st goes off, the 2nd will and then everything is derstroyed....when that happens what benefits are they for anyone to reap by using those bombs? e.g. if US wants to destroy China, Us fires 1st bomb, and China respond by firing the 2nd...untill the last bomd fired, the whole earth might be filled radioactive waste...and even if China is completely wiped out, does the remaining US people have anything to gain (except being the inhabitants of a nuclear polluted wasteland)?

Exactly. nuclear warfare doesn't make any sense because there really isn't anything to gain except complete destruction. Even if a country was taken out with a nuclear strike all at once before they had a chance to retaliate, the land and the resources on it would all be rendered useless because it'd be radioactive.

This post has been edited by AsianShadow: Oct 13 2009 7 03 AM

[lenn]

All is possible, same for nuclear war. Should i be scared about it ? No ...cuz there are a lot of issue that i would be afraid too like cancer, aids, hearthquarck, .....

[xiaolongbao]

With psychos the likes of Ahmedinejad and Kim Jong Il around, you never know.

[Anime_UK]

If everybody fired their nukes at each other then yes a nuclear war is possible but it would mean killing off most of the human race. But realistically speaking nuclear war is not that likely because nuclear weapons are used as a deterant rather then as a weapon of mass murder. Nowadays countries would rather trade and earn money rather go to war or even nuclear war!

Also for people who fear nuclear war, they should follow the safety instructions from a 60's American advisory video. Basically during a nuclear attack, face away from the blast, hide under a table, curl up into a ball and hold your hands over your eyes lol. Apparently it will help you survive a nuclear blast lol. But honestly I don't see how a table will protect you from the collapsing building! Also the radiation you will be exposed to will either fry you or give you cancer!

This post has been edited by Anime_UK: Oct 14 2009 10 50 PM

[lionheart]

only 7 country have nuclear weapon

i can wipe out the whole country so i fear it

only 7 country have nuclear weapon

i can wipe out the whole country so i fear it

nuclear bomb has a radiation that can kill all living things like what happen in germany that nuclear powerplant leaked many are dead

[Anime_UK]

^ I think the incident you mentioned happened in Chernobyl and that is not in Germany. It's in Ukraine.

[SNK_1408]

^ That is precisely why there won't be any nuke in case of war because radiation will kill anyone nearby.

[Love. Music.]

Alot of countries actually have nuclear weapons but not all of them publically announced it, i mean we know that America and North Korea and Russia ect has them because they made headline news declaring they have them.
but there are also some countries who hide them because they dont want the whole world watching them.

it is highly possible for a nuclear war. i mean any given day N. Korea could wake up and decide they want to drop a nuclear bomb on S. Korea. and then the US would come over with our nuclear weapons and so on.
I do not fear it because war isnt something u can plan. there is always a chance that a war would break out, there is really no point in living in fear just because u worry about the chance of the war happening.

[lionheart]

did you the news that N. Korea test Nuclear Missile in S.Korea

this N. Korean are communist and crazy people why did they do that in S.Korea

[Anime_UK]

Also China would make sure that North Korea never does anything stupid like use a nuclear weapon because China is North Koreas next door neighbour. China doesn't want a nuclear war on their doorstep and nor do they want a war with America. china just wants to become a rich fully developed nation where their citizens can live in peace and comfort.

[SNK_1408]

Alot of countries actually have nuclear weapons but not all of them publically announced it, i mean we know that America and North Korea and Russia ect has them because they made headline news declaring they have them.
but there are also some countries who hide them because they dont want the whole world watching them.

it is highly possible for a nuclear war. i mean any given day N. Korea could wake up and decide they want to drop a nuclear bomb on S. Korea. and then the US would come over with our nuclear weapons and so on.
I do not fear it because war isnt something u can plan. there is always a chance that a war would break out, there is really no point in living in fear just because u worry about the chance of the war happening.

1. Yes, many others already have nukes, such as Israel, Brazil, India, Pakistan, France, Britain etc..

2. North Korea's possible Nuke is not for against to South Korea but for Japan and USA. If North Korea use atomic weapon against to South Korea then it's like digging their own grave by killing themselves. Did you guys know distance between Pyongyang and Seoul is only 120 miles or 192 km. That's only 3 hour drive distance.

One modern nuke's radiation cover distance is 80~90km radius.
If in case of strong wind, radiation can cover upto 180 km radius.

It means North Korean troops have to recall back to further North leaving entire DMZ area empty.

This is why nobody have attempt to blow cities out since two atomic bombs dropped on Japan 1945. Today's Atomic bomb is 10 or more times of that bomb dropped at Japan.

One atomic bomb can wipe out one mega city like Tokyo alone.
And because of a lot buildings now densely occupied the city area, fires can quickly spread to neighboring towns and other cities.

Entire city have to evacuated immediately and predict upto 40% of city population will die simultaneously and then upto 80% will die of radiation and heat wave from the bomb.

Survived victims will barely survive, given new atomic bomb are more effective and stronger there will be no survival left at 85km radius zone.

Btw, US now have 100 times stronger Atomic bomb of that dropped at Japan.
Imagine multiplying 100 times of Hiroshima or Nagasaki atomic bomb.

This post has been edited by SNK_1408: Nov 4 2009 5 26 AM

[andrewjho]

Considering the US has enough nuclear power to destroy this planet 7 (yes, that's right SEVEN) times over... if a nuclear war does break out, there's nothing to fear, because it'll all be over soon enough, and none of us would feel a thing.

This post has been edited by andrewjho: Nov 12 2009 8 21 AM