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daleo

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25. A well deserved rest, I am sure

Reply to bemildred (Reply #24)

Thu May 14, 2015, 11:22 PM

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Pentagon report: Chinese ballistic missiles can target nearly the entirety of the US [View all] bananas May 2015 OP

Well I sure as fuck hope so. They are a fairly modern nation. Oh the pentagon just has to CBGLuthier May 2015 #1

Agreed, Kelvin Mace May 2015 #3

That also was the case just before WWI Kablooie May 2015 #7

One thing we learn from history is that nobody ever learns from history. nt bananas May 2015 #12

You "hope so"? psychopomp May 2015 #16

China holds about 8% of US debt whatthehey May 2015 #20

And our missiles can reach Kelvin Mace May 2015 #2

Except that China is wiling to lose hundreds of millions of people. former9thward May 2015 #29

No, I seriously doubt anyone is willing to lose hundreds of millions of people Kelvin Mace May 2015 #30

Nope. former9thward May 2015 #31

I know the argument was made because heard Kelvin Mace May 2015 #32

I don't fear the Chinese. former9thward May 2015 #33

Agreed Kelvin Mace May 2015 #34

I don't think this comes as any surprise. YOHABLO May 2015 #4

It shouldn't; they've had it since the 90s William Seger May 2015 #22

The TPP will protect us! djean111 May 2015 #5

^ BINGO harun May 2015 #8

That is what I was thinking.The vote is today so crank up the fear factor. One problem - we are jwirr May 2015 #15

Far, far worse than this, they can target an individual shelf in a WalMart with cheap junk made jtuck004 May 2015 #6

They needn't bother. They can just use the underground tunnels! n/t eggplant May 2015 #9

I thought they've had that capability for at least 20+ years? Blue_Tires May 2015 #10

Why....? Augiedog May 2015 #11

If there was an enforced worldwide ban on nuclear weapons, Little Tich May 2015 #13

And if a frog had wings he wouldn't bump his arse when he hopped. [nt] Jester Messiah May 2015 #21

600 billion a year for the pentagon sorefeet May 2015 #14

Are we all... onyourleft May 2015 #17

China is allied with NK, they'll let NK fire a test shot or two & claim ignorance. Sunlei May 2015 #18

And nuclear missile submarines too. nt bemildred May 2015 #19

Well, they have sent probes to the moon daleo May 2015 #23

Apparently our intelligence services have been caught napping again. bemildred May 2015 #24

A well deserved rest, I am sure daleo May 2015 #25

PANIC1!!1!1!1!!! F4lconF16 May 2015 #26

That is why I welcome our Chinese overlords. Jamastiene May 2015 #27

And this is why we have MAD sakabatou May 2015 #28