RE: 5 times we almost nuked ourselves by accident
November 26, 2010 at 9:05 pm
(This post was last modified: November 26, 2010 at 9:07 pm by Anomalocaris.)
(November 26, 2010 at 6:55 pm)Ace Wrote: .
It is a scary thought that mankind can be wiped out in a matter of hours in a single war but so is being invaded by a giant like China with over 300 million soldiers. The U.S wouldn't stand a chance. Nukes are handy as well as being very dangerous.
I guess it depends on what scares you more. Hundreds of millions of soldiers ready to invade (No nukes to prevent them from trying) or nukes where no one dares start anything big (since just firing one nuke could send us all into extinction).
It is terrifying indeed to imagine the pacific ocean roiling with 300 million Chinese soldiers struggling to swim with their equipment to our shores. If it were not for our nukes just the water dripping from their sodden uniforms would wash away all our 500 billion a year conventional defenses.
