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Originally posted by Advancedboy
And I would be careful stating that all Russian submarines are tracked and could be taken out in minutes. try taking out a single kilo -class submarine! besides Russians have secret concrete( as in cement) submarines that are undetectable and can be pulled to any location just to wait and strike.
Originally posted by googolplex
reply to post by savetimerushonline
Russia believes we are going to fall apart the same way they did, and the way things are going I would not be surprised.
Originally posted by Advancedboy
Beside US fleet in aviation is so obsolete and even with the greatest military budget in US history there is little return on investment. practically there are no new programms for replacing helicopters( well, I am working on one right now, RAH-68). No new transport helicopter, no large size cargo planes, no new fire fighting planes, no new bomber programms, etc. Too much money is wasted on software and toy -like UAVs while the real hardware is somewhat neglected. Where is DD-21? Where is Crusader? Comanche? X-33? CVS-X, UH-x, KC-X? FB-22X? All we see is too much CGI and little elbowgrease input., at least comparatively to the budget assigned.
Originally posted by Marrr
reply to post by Advancedboy
I think all of this hinges on Israel/Iran personally.
Originally posted by savetimerushonline
Originally posted by Marrr
reply to post by Advancedboy
I think all of this hinges on Israel/Iran personally.
I believe that Israel could any day now strike Irans Nuclear facilities, and possibly destroy them, but wont be able to do much to in the way of crippling Iran Militarily. Russia will then see this as a decleration of war, and take out the US with possibly the help of China in a massive nuclear strike on the US mainland.
With the US out of the way Russia will then begin it's march down to Israel, with Iran and Turkey joining them on the way.
Russia needs Georgia as a stepping stone to Israel. Thats why Israel is involved in Georgia militarily. It knows that the Bear is allied with Iran, and that both seek it's destruction.
Again I'm just speculating here... it could play out differently.
Originally posted by drock905
reply to post by savetimerushonline
We have been on the verge of WWIII since 1945. No one is going to pull the trigger. If they did, if its the Russians or the US it would mean the TOTAL destruction of the respective nations.
Its just not going to happen....MAD stops World Wars.
US = $636,292,979,000
All of the EU = $312,259,000,000
China = $70,308,600,000
France = $68,584,100,000
Originally posted by john124
Originally posted by Advancedboy
Beside US fleet in aviation is so obsolete and even with the greatest military budget in US history there is little return on investment. practically there are no new programms for replacing helicopters( well, I am working on one right now, RAH-68). No new transport helicopter, no large size cargo planes, no new fire fighting planes, no new bomber programms, etc. Too much money is wasted on software and toy -like UAVs while the real hardware is somewhat neglected. Where is DD-21? Where is Crusader? Comanche? X-33? CVS-X, UH-x, KC-X? FB-22X? All we see is too much CGI and little elbowgrease input., at least comparatively to the budget assigned.
Anyway who would risk MAD? The elites have to live on the same planet as us.
Originally posted by Marrr
reply to post by savetimerushonline
So you are saying that our leaders are going to sit by idly and let us get wiped out? I don't see this as plausible. If we didn't launch mainland missiles back, surely there would be a sub or two that would launch after seeing the mainland destroyed. The politicians might not do anything, but I don't think our Admirals and Generals would stand for it. Not one second.
Originally posted by savetimerushonline
Well if everything operated how it appears on the surface in the public eye, then yes MAD would apply.. but when you have the leaders from BOTH sides of a conflict secretly working together.. you can have controlled destruction.. and if the New World Order plan calls for the US to say, o i don't know, LOSE ITS SUPER POWER STATUS, then the powers that be would allow the US to be destroyed with no retaliation. Or if there is retaliation, it would be controlled retaliation. So no I don't believe MAD applys in reality.
Remember 9/11 ?? PROBLEM ACTION SOLUTION.
Originally posted by Lemon.Fresh
Does anyone have insight on Russia/Turkey and Russia/Syria relations?
I am just thinking that Georgia may be the stepping stone for the Biblically predicted Russia/Israel war.
[edit on 8/15/2009 by Lemon.Fresh]