Obama to unilaterally disarm the United States

Discussion in 'Politics' started by 377OHMS, Feb 14, 2012.

  1. Been about 20 years:D

    Nice retro!
     
    #61     Feb 15, 2012
  2. Perhaps, everyone's vision is different Max. We clash, but you know what is going on. I admire that. Stay safe. I say that now because one day quite soon I believe it will not be so easy to log on and talk shit.
     
    #62     Feb 15, 2012
  3. There's one option according to the OP to take it down to 300 warheads.
     
    #63     Feb 15, 2012
  4. I do know that 300 is insufficient, Thunderpussy--> Gayfly--> brASS. But it's really none of your business.
     
    #64     Feb 15, 2012
  5. Lucrum

    Lucrum

    http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=207307

    http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=206624

    You just can't help yourself can you? Again you demonstrate why you're a nurse and not a doctor.
     
    #65     Feb 15, 2012
  6. achilles28

    achilles28

    Ya, I saw that. That's disastrous, imo. Who knows how the START treaty is enforced? Is there room to cheat? Probably. Even still, 300 isn't a credible deterrent. Not unless the military has better toys they're not telling us about (which I'm sure they do).

    I agree with Max - the world is fucked up and there's enough nukes to light up the planet, 50 times over. The unfortunate nature of our reality is we need them to keep the peace.

    Ron Paul isn't the dove you think he is. He's a big supporter of SSBN's and has said we should build more of them.
     
    #66     Feb 15, 2012
  7. Lucrum

    Lucrum

    I never understood that myself. How is a defensive device considered an offensive weapon by anyone? You like to speak in riddles. Is a fence that keeps out intruders defensive or offensive?
     
    #67     Feb 15, 2012
  8. Ricter

    Ricter

    The thinking is that your opponent (with the shield) can launch a first strike, and (with the shield) defeat your retaliatory strike. Since there's no longer a threat of MAD, the shield gives the country with it a "go" on attacking.
     
    #68     Feb 15, 2012
  9. piezoe

    piezoe

    Too bad you weren't born 60 years ago. You would have been a a strategic defense genius. Now you're just another insane person.
     
    #69     Feb 15, 2012
  10. Roughly half of the triad is Trident SLBMs on Ohio Class SSBNs, and they're great, but we still need to maintain the other two legs.

    Obama has a dream of eliminating nukes altogether. Maybe he's trying to cram that down our throats like Obamacare.
     
    #70     Feb 15, 2012