I always think that probably one day, most of the world will be killed by a nuclear war. I don't know who would start one at this moment, but the chance is always there. Not that I'm building a bomb shelter right now or something, but it may happen. What are your predictions on this?
If countries agreed to remove their nuclear weapons, we wouldn't have to worry so much. And while don't we try to get rid of chemical and biological weapons while we're at it.
I always think that probably one day, most of the world will be killed by a nuclear war. I don't know who would start one at this moment, but the chance is always there. Not that I'm building a bomb shelter right now or something, but it may happen. What are your predictions on this?
I always think that probably one day, most of the world will be killed by a nuclear war. I don't know who would start one at this moment, but the chance is always there. Not that I'm building a bomb shelter right now or something, but it may happen. What are your predictions on this?
The way the geopolitical situation is today, this is unlikely. The US has the largest nuclear arsenal in the world, and it has no enemies that can come even remotely close to matching it. That's not to say that there can't be a limited nuclear exchange, but it's unlikely to be worldwide.
I don't think htere will be a global nucear war. I could see nukes being used in a local scale (Israel nukes someone, Iran or North Korea in a few years time). I can only seem the USA using them if nuked 1st.
I agree that a nuclear exchange is unlikely and would most likely be limited if it happened.
During the Cold War the world was bipolar. A nuclear exchange in a bi-polar world could easily lead to both sides firing a large % of all their nukes to pre-determined targets on the other side.
The world is no longer bipolar and it doesn't look like that's going to change anytime soon... So if there ever is a nuclear exchange in the near future - my prediction is that it's going to be fairly limited.
By the time the U.S. is de-throned as the world's only superpower we might have far more dangerous weapons to worry about anyway.
Since the probability of nuclear weapons going out of existence is zero, it is ineveitable that they will eventually be used. MAD only delays the event, but ebetually they will be used. The only uncertainty is when.
I don't think htere will be a global nucear war. I could see nukes being used in a local scale (Israel nukes someone, Iran or North Korea in a few years time). I can only seem the USA using them if nuked 1st.
Any nuclear power would retaliate in case of being nuked. That's obvious.
As for the US never using them if they aren't nuked 1st, it depends which kind of nukes. Obviously, the US government is repeating again and again that it considers tactical nukes could be used in the future on battlegrounds. Something which I believe is a very dangerous idea since it would tend to make that weapon being considered as any other one. Something which will never be good news. If today the US use tactical nukes, 5 years later another country will do the same.
But potentially, the biggest nuclear danger remains Iran. Ahmadinejad may be enough foolish to nuke Israel, no matter if it would reduce his own country to dust as a retaliation. I don't know what to think about him. Is he really such a fool or is all that simply about provocations, the guy remaining rational... the simple fact that I could wonder such a thing scares me actually.
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