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AverageJoe90

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58. Again, I will refer to By Dawn's Early Light for this one.

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 02:41 AM

Sep 2013

I'm not *literally* saying that it's totally impossible, but the probability of WWIII, global thermonuclear war above all, not to mention a WWII-scale war, is so completely unlikely, that it really *shouldn't* be given too much thought by rational people. At least in the aforementioned movie, a group of ultra-nationalists was able to seize a sub, aim a nuke at a city, and blame it on the other guy. And even *that* wasn't likely.....even in 1990-91 when the USSR was in the process of collapsing.

I really do wish people would stop fixating on every little thing and claiming that it was gonna be the next Great War; I remember when they were saying that about Libya last year.

Hell, the Georgia conflict might've had an actual tangible chance of blowing up into a full-blown Russo-American conflict, if not the next Great War, had things gotten truly bad. And even with Dubya in office it didn't happen. With Obama, it's all that less likely, and Putin has increasing amounts of unrest to deal with at home.

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SCARY Mediterranean Map! [View all] AsahinaKimi Sep 2013 OP

Beginning to remind me of the Cold War... n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2013 #1

We are moving towards a new one nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #23

No, not the cold war. Savannahmann Sep 2013 #62

and what is the source? VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #2

I wish i could tell you... AsahinaKimi Sep 2013 #3

that would be great...love to know where that comes from... VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #4

i could try a google image back track... AsahinaKimi Sep 2013 #7

"Image courtesy Syrian Perspective" NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #8

Nice but its in english so...it had to come from AsahinaKimi Sep 2013 #10

"Prepared by our colleague, Souri Homsi" NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #12

Well one thing is for sure... AsahinaKimi Sep 2013 #13

I did what you did with the image, results were all blogs or Facebook posts. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #14

Yup especially Submarines.. AsahinaKimi Sep 2013 #16

It's a good bet that there are a lot of subs there now: R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #20

Especially submarines... hay rick Sep 2013 #26

This is the missile cruiser Ghost Dog Sep 2013 #61

I can confirm as a submariner hootinholler Sep 2013 #66

Well, not exactly . . . OldRedneck Sep 2013 #27

I did not see the USS Independence CV 62 AsahinaKimi Sep 2013 #65

Whoever it is, they put Nimitz "in the Med" despite facts to the contrary Recursion Sep 2013 #32

What could possibly go wrong? 99Forever Sep 2013 #5

Indeed n/t grillo7 Sep 2013 #21

Wow. Aerows Sep 2013 #6

This could really become messy. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #9

In other post-apocalyptic literature... NuclearDem Sep 2013 #11

Here's the thing, though. Alas, Babylon was written in *1956*. AverageJoe90 Sep 2013 #30

The difference is hardly spacious. another_liberal Sep 2013 #43

Again, I will refer to By Dawn's Early Light for this one. AverageJoe90 Sep 2013 #58

Agreed, "Global thermonuclear war," is always, "Unlikely." another_liberal Sep 2013 #63

and that doesn't include submarines. KittyWampus Sep 2013 #15

Three subs pictured in the AsahinaKimi Sep 2013 #18

There will be more than that especially with the carrier group. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #19

But the carrier group isn't there and isn't ordered there Recursion Sep 2013 #35

But it does include an entire carrier group that isn't there and isn't ordered there Recursion Sep 2013 #34

Not to scale n/t Duer 157099 Sep 2013 #17

Still very busy section of the ocean nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #24

And it is missing the Israeli assets surely to be there. nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #22

Why is the Nimitz group shown in both the Med and the Gulf of Aden? Recursion Sep 2013 #25

It has been announced that the Nimitz carrier group is on its way. AtheistCrusader Sep 2013 #28

So, you linked an article saying Nimitz has no orders to go to the Med Recursion Sep 2013 #29

They have no orders to do so yet. another_liberal Sep 2013 #39

The Truman and Washington groups don't have orders "yet" either Recursion Sep 2013 #42

Because they aren't in the Red Sea right now . . . another_liberal Sep 2013 #44

Nimitz is still in the Arabian Sea, moving west Recursion Sep 2013 #45

"To get home . . ." another_liberal Sep 2013 #46

I MIGHT buy that story if its home port was Norfolk or Newport News or something on the east coast. AtheistCrusader Sep 2013 #51

It's on its way to be ready . . . another_liberal Sep 2013 #54

Nimitz home port is in Everett, so I guess taking the scenic route home? AtheistCrusader Sep 2013 #50

Refit is in Norfolk IIRC Recursion Sep 2013 #53

Hence the arrow on the map, showing motion, but not arrival. AtheistCrusader Sep 2013 #55

You're right about the refit; I had my groups mixed up Recursion Sep 2013 #57

True. AtheistCrusader Sep 2013 #59

I think Assad will find that pact and $5 will get him a latte at Starbucks, personally Recursion Sep 2013 #60

They are also back in 1941 right before the Pearl Harbor Attack. Gore1FL Sep 2013 #31

Loved that movie. And the Philadelphia Experiment (nt) Recursion Sep 2013 #33

I didn't know those ships were 80 miles long. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #36

No, but they can kill from a lot further distance than that. another_liberal Sep 2013 #38

LOL! Turborama Sep 2013 #40

Odd sense of humor there, turb. another_liberal Sep 2013 #41

No Turborama Sep 2013 #49

Nothing like the start of a funny little war to bring out the chuckles, eh? another_liberal Sep 2013 #52

Can you read? Turborama Sep 2013 #56

Are you trying to insult me? another_liberal Sep 2013 #64

Or that a frigate could be compared to a destroyer Recursion Sep 2013 #48

Stop the war! another_liberal Sep 2013 #37

Here, I fixed it for you Recursion Sep 2013 #47