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Skybuck Flying wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> Have you ever wondered, what would happen if the other side launched their
> missiles, starting a nuclear war ?
> 
> Let's suppose the Russians launch all nukes at USA.
> 
> The USA General is faced with a slight dilemma... if he/she launches
> too... or the president/whatever... then he/she may be deciding the faith
> of humanity: "total destruction" / "end of humanity".
> 
> What to do ? Launch or not Launch ? Is there an alternative ? =D
> 
> Today I present to you an alternative:
> 
> Instead of counter-launching everything, the conclusion could be:
> 
> 1. USA is doomed, the nuclear missiles cannot all be stopped, most of the
> land will be radiated.
> 
> Let's assume the goal is to "maximize" survivability of the human race.
> 
> Then the only option is not to launch their nuclear arsenal, because that
> would radiate russia too and the rest of the world.
> 
> So the logical conclusion seems to be:
> 
> 2. Don't radiatate Russia back... instead order a massive evacuation of
> the USA
Except you have less than 10 minutes to evacuate the country!  Think you can 
do that?  Check out how long it takes to evacuate a town when there's a 
hurricane bearing down, or a forest fire.

Jon

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An alternative outcome of nuclear war. "Skybuck Flying" <skybuck2000@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-07 20:44 +0200
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  Re: An alternative outcome of nuclear war. Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> - 2015-08-07 16:19 -0500
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