Surely the US is better prepared than this? No contingency plan?
http://abcnews.go.com/US/alaskas-fo...th-korea-nukes/story?id=18941174#.UWrGskoW5kh
http://abcnews.go.com/US/alaskas-fo...th-korea-nukes/story?id=18941174#.UWrGskoW5kh
So Alaska is America's last line of defense against North Korea?
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LiFeNdEaTh
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interesting *CLICKS
That link is comical. It reads like the setting for a new war/apocalypse movie.
Like, maybe a remake of Dr. Strangelove where Major Kong destroys North Korea instead of Russia.
Or maybe a more hyped up drama like: South Korea has fallen....the UN is powerless......China remains silent...The US elite forces have failed. But..somewhere in remote Alaska, at a forgotten military outpost... A small group of soldiers ban together against a sinister, superior force. America's last hope....to save planet Earth.
Like, maybe a remake of Dr. Strangelove where Major Kong destroys North Korea instead of Russia.
Or maybe a more hyped up drama like: South Korea has fallen....the UN is powerless......China remains silent...The US elite forces have failed. But..somewhere in remote Alaska, at a forgotten military outpost... A small group of soldiers ban together against a sinister, superior force. America's last hope....to save planet Earth.
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If it's the last line of defense then by definition it's the contingency plan.
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Don't worry. I'll save you. We have to repopulate the Merfolk species.
In my mind, yeah. Alaska should be the first line of defense in that scenario. I'm not sure what our gov't considers a priority so far as the importance of cities go. It's only normal to have the most populated cities protected somewhere on the top list of priorities. But as to what is logically necessary to ensure the continuance of a functional gov't, I'm not sure.
But we're talking about North Korea here. A threat fer sure.But surely the US has a more formidable defense system in place for a nuclear attack. The general public is intentionally not aware of such a system, but I'm ok not knowing that.
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Yes actually they do.
First line of defense would be preventing it from leaving NK air space.
When you Canuckians going to start enthusiastically contributing to "our" atmosphere's missile defense system...
...slacker?
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I think there is a Canadian commanding the international space station, so technically...
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They aren't...but they are the speed bump...everyone has their role.
Mind you, I have no disrespect about Canadians, but he was trained by NASA and Americans. I find comfort in knowing this.
Only because Chris Hadfield is the best space cadet Canuckia has ever produced...
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It's been replaced. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Missile
I think that has more to do with his personal ambition to reach the stars. Probably someone that accepts no excuses in that endeavor. Something the USA once inspired greatly, but now lacks such a desire and the will to do so.
Interesting. Thanks.
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Right...
Just like the ISS itself...
...my reply to monkey boy went right over your head, Johnny Bob.
Of course it went over my head Looney Tunes Eeyor. Your opinion on that ain't worth thinking about. You're back to not being so bright.
