Anybody Remember the Neutron Bomb?

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Telecaster said:
Ah, but rebuilding is the key to war. And without people for whom we claim to rebuild, it's pointless. Create a need (mass destruction), send gazillions of dollars, and the scammers get fabulously wealthy. War is a racket, said Smedley Butler.
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Of course.

The big winners are Ukraine since we've made the U.S. their bottomless piggybank........and, of course, the good folks who sell all those weapons that we're sending.

Smedley had it figured out, that's for sure.
 
Smedley Butler was a man with experience and an opinion (and ties to scuzzy industrialists until they went too far). I prefer Evans Carlson, who fought WWI, bannana wars, then WWII.
 
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The use of nuclear, chemical, or biological warfare

..has never been off the table in regards to Russia. IMHO it isn't a matter of if but when.

I doubt it will be neutron or strategic weaponry, but local battlefield (aka "theatre") nukes such as Russian OTR-21's and the like.

Chemical and biological agents are what I'm expecting before the nukes are used.

Putin has painted himself into a corner; a perfect no-win situation for him and his cronies. He knows it. He has nothing to lose at this point except to destroy Ukraine and send a strong message to the NATO alliance.

When the weapons are used, I expect NATO's response to be tepid to put it mildly. As for Ukraine and possibly one or two other nations, I expect a response similair to the Munich Agreement of 1938.
 
Talked to a good friend who is retired from US Military with a "I WOULD HAVE TO kill you if I ever told you anything" level clearance. He thinks China would take out Putin for doing such a thing. But he also fears that nuke use could still start WWIII.
 
The Last Standing Knight said:
..has never been off the table in regards to Russia. IMHO it isn't a matter of if but when.

I doubt it will be neutron or strategic weaponry, but local battlefield (aka "theatre") nukes such as Russian OTR-21's and the like.

Chemical and biological agents are what I'm expecting before the nukes are used.

Putin has painted himself into a corner; a perfect no-win situation for him and his cronies. He knows it. He has nothing to lose at this point except to destroy Ukraine and send a strong message to the NATO alliance.

When the weapons are used, I expect NATO's response to be tepid to put it mildly. As for Ukraine and possibly one or two other nations, I expect a response similair to the Munich Agreement of 1938.
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Putin's problem with the use of chemical or biological weapons is that the U.S. has never used them.

He says that the U.S. set a precedent for nuclear weapons by using them on Japan. That's his excuse.

There is no such precedent with chemical weapons.

Using neutron weapons is only logical......the radiation would be short-lived--only hitting the battlefield. A clean but precise, powerful and deadly deployment.

The normal nuke would be dirty.......have long-lasting nuclear fallout that could bring a lot of collateral damage and could even be a danger to Russia because prevailing winds there are mostly toward Russia.
 
pasound said:
Talked to a good friend who is retired from US Military with a "I WOULD HAVE TO kill you if I ever told you anything" level clearance. He thinks China would take out Putin for doing such a thing. But he also fears that nuke use could still start WWIII.
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Since we are China's best customer.......they might well frown on Russia nuking us.

But.......it would be all over very quickly if it happened and China couldn't stop Russia from hitting us.

It would be bad for business not just for China, but for everybody.

It would end business.......which is why it won't happen.
 
The Last Standing Knight said:
When the weapons are used, I expect NATO's response to be tepid to put it mildly. As for Ukraine and possibly one or two other nations, I expect a response similair to the Munich Agreement of 1938.
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As long as he limits his use to small neutron weaponry in Ukraine........NATO will do nothing but whine.

They will never take a chance of becoming a target themselves.

NATO speaks loudly and carries a small stick.
 
Muss Muggins said:
Have you ever noticed people you are talking to will just walk away mid-sentence . . . ?

They'll come back, but they're just being nice . . .
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So you're just being nice.

I wondered what all this was about.

Thanks.
 
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