Scares me too Deep Iron ... a threat from countries that have no airforce or nuclear navy or ICBM's I would think is the real threat from chemical/biological weapons.
USA and Russia both have these horrible weapons to be used for tactical use for the front lines when they are in danger of being run over, plus physiological warfare.
I have no way of knowing if warheads with these horrible weapons against mankind are already loaded and ready to go at a moments notice.
That's where my concerns come from. Would the USA use chemical/biological weapons if the enemy didn't use them first?
What if the nuclear sneak attack came first with a warning over the hot line that they will use chemical/biological weapons next if America doesn't lay down their arms?
I'm not talking John Wayne talk here, but practical talk ... it's not up to us anyway.
The call would be in the hands of the president or the vp with the latest information in his or her hands of cities and installations already destroyed.
I hope that day never comes, but if it does the commander in charge only has a few minutes to decide.
Fight on or stand down?
The deciscion is so great I think the powers that be in our country should make it ahead of time.
You don't even have to guess what Mr Putin would do if the USA struck first in a first strike ... Do you?
"If stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out." – Will Rogers (1879-1935)
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