Nuclear war and the world

Originally posted by Evildoer Japan was already militaristically crippled when Atom bomb was droped.

But they were still going to resist in a final victory or death struggle that would have killed far more people than the bombs did.  That and the Soviets would have probably invaded Hokkaido, and we all know what happens to places the Red Army visits.

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China was not a puppet state. Mao (may he never rest in peace) was conducting his own diplomacy and his own domestic policy.

Japan was already militaristically crippled when Atom bomb was droped. Eisenhower stated the same and opposed the use of the bomb, although he was far from being a humanitarian.

War over Cuba was a direct result of nuclear missles. If soviets were not brining nuclear missles how could there have been a Cuban Nuclear Missle Crisis? By the way, American ships were attacking a Soviet submarine, - some of the crew wanted to fire back, but one of them restrained them. If the sub fired back, there would have been War. Someone in this forum posted an article on this at some earlier date.

That's just alternative history, the WWI theory. People before WWI idealized warfare much more than we do today, so we don't know what would have happened if they had such a WMD.

There was also a documenatary about the security of nukes in Russia. They showed a compound where nukes were held and it had zero guards or any security and the fence had large strips gone so a specially prepaired grouping could walk in there without any special tech and take a few on their trucks......scary!!!

You mean Afghan-Soviet War? But that was not even near to provoking a full scale war between the two superpowers. Those anti-American anti-Soviet weapon supplying programs were more than common in Cold War.

Stalin and Mao really hated eachother, and China and Soviet Union was getting more and more hostile. It eventually lead to an open border warfare, although it was later on. I wouldn't think that.

Americans did not even have the will to defeat North Koreans. They could not have invaded China considering the amount of initiative they had. Even though their casualties only rose to 50,000 they were too glad to end the war.

Oh, I knew it was Truman. I hate the b*stard so much I cannot give him credit for anything that is good or humanitarian lol!  MacArthur may be a fascist but I like him better to that beak-nosed ignorant petty merchant.

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To further extend what you said Evildoer, it was mostly America using it's vetoing power in the UN during and after the 1950's...  The Cold War was stupid.

Nukes are necessary for the short green eared Martians coming to take over the world .

Nukes are horrible, horrible things.  We should put them all on the moon and have them ready to launch against any incoming asteroids.

Nuclear bomb is a dispicable weapon.

I wouldn't say nuclear war will happen any time soon, if it will ever occur. Too many nations are afraid of the consequences that might face firing/dropping this weapon.

Nuclear bombs might deter war in some cases, and in others they will provide an excuse to invade a nation.

I love nukes, the physics is amazing, and it's all for a good cause, hurting your enemies.

nuclear bombs are the best deterent for war, through the cold war there was no devastating WW3, I think nukes and the threat of total destruction is the only thing that can make people receptive to peace....therefore, let the nukes remain throughout the world!!!!!!!!

 

Anyhoo, if the world did get nukes then it would be all cool like Fallout games!

The nukes go off, people die, melt, vaporise and mutate leaving only 1% of the previous humans intact as mutants. They form clans to survive and major and minor skirmishes, whereever they meet antoher clan, will occur! Then, the atmosphere will return to normal and the former mutants become, well, dead as they can't tolerate the high oxygen levels. Then, nature will rule supreme on Earth and forests and grassy fields will cover the once dead fields of radiated dirt. Then, a new species will start evolving into the hegemony of Earth. And this time it isn't the pathetic homo sapiens sapiens, but the immensly powerful species of rabbits!!!!!!!!!!!  The once known little bunnys, shall overrun Earth in a vicious way, not giving mercy to anyone, not even the powerful bear or wolf. Dum-dum-dum-dummmmmmmm....... "Be aware of the creatur dwelling in the forest with long ears, for it will subdue the man itself." which is a quote from Kong Fuzi!!!!!!! dum-dum-dum-dummmmmmmm........

This is a scientifically proven theory my people!!!!!!