I think the world might be in for a few very bad years. Given the mentality of the US, a nuclear retaliation would be likely; with pretty much any target that included lots of dark skin tones and Muslims being okay. One would hope that China the the Russians would stand down, but once nukes start flying around? If N Korea decides that is a good time to go nuts on the South, nukes along their boarder will make it hard for China to sit it out. Russia has lots of assets in the Middle East, presumably where some of America's nukes are going to land. Even a limited exchange, say only 50 or 100 warheads traded back and forth, and the world's economy is in the dumpster for a generation at least. Added to the millions of casualties from the weapons, add millions more from starvation and disease. Big parts of the planet become uninhabitable for decades due to contamination.
All pure madness of course. The only good that might (might) come out of such a disaster is a world turning its back on nuclear weapons once and for all. And maybe, if it was a jihadist attack, the world might turn its back on religion as well. It would be a turning point for humanity, the only real question is which way we will turn.
All pure madness of course. The only good that might (might) come out of such a disaster is a world turning its back on nuclear weapons once and for all. And maybe, if it was a jihadist attack, the world might turn its back on religion as well. It would be a turning point for humanity, the only real question is which way we will turn.
