Belarus Attacks Poland

[JohnDB]

Apparently things are escalating.
Is this an Article 5 situation?

 

[JohnDB]

 

[TNHarley]

Belarus just said (yesterday I think) if they get attacked at all, they will be using russian nukes in retaliation.

 

[JohnDB]

Belarus just said (yesterday I think) if they get attacked at all, they will be using russian nukes in retaliation.

It's fear mongering....in truth Belarus and Russia are more scared of a nuclear exchange than we are. Same with former Soviet Union nations.

Live free or die!

 

[Mushroom]

Apparently things are escalating.

Simply flying over airspace is not even close to an "attack".

 

[Deadstick]

It's fear mongering....in truth Belarus and Russia are more scared of a nuclear exchange than we are. Same with former Soviet Union nations.

Live free or die!

Any sane person would be scared of a nuclear exchange, do you think your city would be immune from annihilation?

 

[Mushroom]

Any sane person would be scared of a nuclear exchange, do you think your city would be immune from annihilation?

Actually most cities would be safe.

There are over 4 million cities on the planet, and not even close to that many nukes in the world.

I actually live in a town now with a population of just under 100k. And it is not at risk at all, as there is absolutely nothing in this city to cause anybody to waste a nuke on it. No military bases, no key infrastructure or production facilities, nothing at all. That that is the case for a vast majority of the cities in the world.

 

[The Duke]

Actually most cities would be safe.

There are over 4 million cities on the planet, and not even close to that many nukes in the world.

I actually live in a town now with a population of just under 100k. And it is not at risk at all, as there is absolutely nothing in this city to cause anybody to waste a nuke on it. No military bases, no key infrastructure or production facilities, nothing at all. That that is the case for a vast majority of the cities in the world.

I'd be obliterated, fuck it!

 

[The Duke]

I highly doubt Belarus wants to mess with the Polacks.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Belarus Attacks Poland​

So when did the attack happen?

 

[The Duke]

So when did the attack happen?

 

[Zincwarrior]

Poland has a multiyear military upgrade program thats absolutely staggering and, when completed, would give Russia a true run for its money. Its buying tanks and mobile artillery from South Korea on a scale that would impress Zhukov in 1944. Unlike the rest of Europe's NATO members, Poland and the Baltic nations aren't messing around. Belarus would do very well to meticulously avoid FAFOing here.

Scope of Poland's spending spree in focus as NATO ups defence goal

NATO leaders agreed on a more ambitious military spending goal at a summit in Vilnius this week, but the case of the alliance's big spender, Poland, highlights the complexity of spending the money effectively.

www.reuters.com

 

[The Duke]

At least from this thread I got to read "Saint Javelin" Twitter posts.

It's like a Catholic saint, but with a Javelin.

Still LMAO!

 

[JohnDB]

Any sane person would be scared of a nuclear exchange, do you think your city would be immune from annihilation?

There is nowhere in the world that would be unscathed from a nuclear exchange. From airborne radiation to radiation contaminated seas....EVERYONE would pay the price.

Let's put it this way....if you were killed in the initial blast you would be one of the lucky ones....cancer with no medical treatment is unpleasant to say the least about it.

 

[Deadstick]

Actually most cities would be safe.

There are over 4 million cities on the planet, and not even close to that many nukes in the world.

I actually live in a town now with a population of just under 100k. And it is not at risk at all, as there is absolutely nothing in this city to cause anybody to waste a nuke on it. No military bases, no key infrastructure or production facilities, nothing at all. That that is the case for a vast majority of the cities in the world.

I live 20 miles outside a major City, i would just see a blinding flash before the massive blast that a nuclear bomb would inflict on my area, even if you survived it life wouldn't be worth living.

 

[Mushroom]

I live 20 miles outside a major City

Then in reality, you are likely going to be just fine.

You are aware that the era of the multi-megaton "city killer" nukes ended decades ago, right?

Feel free to use Nukemap, and put on it where you think a nuke would land near you. Then type in either 100 or 500 kt, because that is the size of a vast majority of nukes today.

NUKEMAP by Alex Wellerstein

NUKEMAP is a website for visualizing the effects of nuclear detonations.

nuclearsecrecy.com

I find it absolutely fascinating how little most people know or understand about nukes. Most are living based entirely on an irrational fear that has no basis in reality. But they are not as big as most people seem to believe they are anymore. If a Russian nuke was to land on the Mall in Washington DC between the Washington and Lincoln memorials, the Pentagon would only get light damage. And that is if it is targeted with the largest nuke in the Russian inventory.

Neither the US or Russia has used missiles with nukes in the megaton range in over 2 decades.

 

[Deadstick]

Then in reality, you are likely going to be just fine.

You are aware that the era of the multi-megaton "city killer" nukes ended decades ago, right?

Feel free to use Nukemap, and put on it where you think a nuke would land near you. Then type in either 100 or 500 kt, because that is the size of a vast majority of nukes today.

NUKEMAP by Alex Wellerstein

NUKEMAP is a website for visualizing the effects of nuclear detonations.

nuclearsecrecy.com

I find it absolutely fascinating how little most people know or understand about nukes. Most are living based entirely on an irrational fear that has no basis in reality. But they are not as big as most people seem to believe they are anymore. If a Russian nuke was to land on the Mall in Washington DC between the Washington and Lincoln memorials, the Pentagon would only get light damage. And that is if it is targeted with the largest nuke in the Russian inventory.

Neither the US or Russia has used missiles with nukes in the megaton range in over 2 decades.

What makes you think it would just be one? you seem to belong to the Dr Strangelove school of thought.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Not to worry: Poland would love to annex western Belarus.

 

[Deadstick]

Not to worry: Poland would love to annex western Belarus.

They would also like to annex western Ukraine, talk about Imperialism.

 

[JohnDB]

Then in reality, you are likely going to be just fine.

You are aware that the era of the multi-megaton "city killer" nukes ended decades ago, right?

Feel free to use Nukemap, and put on it where you think a nuke would land near you. Then type in either 100 or 500 kt, because that is the size of a vast majority of nukes today.

NUKEMAP by Alex Wellerstein

NUKEMAP is a website for visualizing the effects of nuclear detonations.

nuclearsecrecy.com

I find it absolutely fascinating how little most people know or understand about nukes. Most are living based entirely on an irrational fear that has no basis in reality. But they are not as big as most people seem to believe they are anymore. If a Russian nuke was to land on the Mall in Washington DC between the Washington and Lincoln memorials, the Pentagon would only get light damage. And that is if it is targeted with the largest nuke in the Russian inventory.

Neither the US or Russia has used missiles with nukes in the megaton range in over 2 decades.

Well "just fine" is probably a stretch. Radioactive tap water, no electricity, and nuclear fallout depending upon rain and winds. Not to mention the volume of general panic.