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We don’t care if Hilary wants to kill herself, and perhaps there’s little sympathy for her wanting to kill of America in this act of “National Suicide” envisaged.

The problem we have in geographic Europe is that WE have to join her in that suicide pact - because we’re in NATO.

The one scenario that hasn’t been played out yet - is "What if Russia gets nuked first, and then decides rather than nuke out the west - it simply destroys all deployed NATO forces with tactical nukes, and then walks IN to western Europe - to find that the local public are rather Glad they didn’t get nuked and were spared by this more-benevolent-than-expected “invader”…?

Even Revelations when speaking of “Armageddon” talks of "East and Western Shores rather than East and Western “blocs”.

I worry more about America’s actions than Russia’s - put it that way.

This isn’t like the “Soviet Threat” back in the early 1980’s - the “Threads” Era.

This time around, it’s likely to be some idiot at NATO who makes the mistake of nuking some Russian city with it’s “Dead Man’s Switch” already in play.
That’s the scenario that happens in this vid scenario made this year, where a 550kt trident missile is deployed…

All it takes is one mis-understanding, One “wrong target” or even America getting itchy fingers without Russia being involved at all.

Our four Trident sumbarines can be destructed by the Americans - should they be deemed to have “Fallen into the wrong hands”.

That, essentially is America’s kill switch on the UK - should we end up “not on the same side” at some point in the future.

I was always in favour of Trident as a deterrant - until I found this out only recently. :frowning:
There’s not much point having Trident at all if we get nuked for having it, nuked for using it, and nuked for NOT using it at the target we’ve been ordered to destroy - by the Americans and NATO. :angry:

In any case, those with a real skill set - would prosper in ANY different future to what we’ve got right now.
The Black Death caused a massive shortage of Labour, and whilst the Peasant’s revolt did little to change things - it did change enough in the longer term.

Truck Drivers will not be obsolete until Teleportation has been both invented, and perfected. :wink:

Until then - the price of a driver who keeps himself “tight” like Women do with regards to ■■■ - can only but rise. :bulb:

:imp:

Winseer:
We don’t care if Hilary wants to kill herself, and perhaps there’s little sympathy for her wanting to kill of America in this act of “National Suicide” envisaged.

The problem we have in geographic Europe is that WE have to join her in that suicide pact - because we’re in NATO.

The one scenario that hasn’t been played out yet - is "What if Russia gets nuked first, and then decides rather than nuke out the west - it simply destroys all deployed NATO forces with tactical nukes, and then walks IN to western Europe - to find that the local public are rather Glad they didn’t get nuked and were spared by this more-benevolent-than-expected “invader”…?

Even Revelations when speaking of “Armageddon” talks of "East and Western Shores rather than East and Western “blocs”.

I worry more about America’s actions than Russia’s - put it that way.

This isn’t like the “Soviet Threat” back in the early 1980’s - the “Threads” Era.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrHoMSRZOS4

This time around, it’s likely to be some idiot at NATO who makes the mistake of nuking some Russian city with it’s “Dead Man’s Switch” already in play.
That’s the scenario that happens in this vid scenario made this year, where a 550kt trident missile is deployed…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y_4rZ0aXMw

All it takes is one mis-understanding, One “wrong target” or even America getting itchy fingers without Russia being involved at all.

Our four Trident sumbarines can be destructed by the Americans - should they be deemed to have “Fallen into the wrong hands”.

That, essentially is America’s kill switch on the UK - should we end up “not on the same side” at some point in the future.

I was always in favour of Trident as a deterrant - until I found this out only recently. :frowning:
There’s not much point having Trident at all if we get nuked for having it, nuked for using it, and nuked for NOT using it at the target we’ve been ordered to destroy - by the Americans and NATO.

It’s long been common knowledge that the US would rather take us out than face a retaliatory strategic strike at home for a unilateral strike by us.The scenario you’re describing was/is more a case of us being taken out by a Russian strategic first strike,in retaliation for a NATO tactical strike,then stopped from retaliating with our own ‘independent’ strategic capabilities because the US knows it’s the only possible next target for a strategic retaliatory attack.On that note the Threads scenario is as relevant today as it was in the 1980’s ( bearing in mind having been directly involved in the civil defence build up resulting from the early 1980’s war scare that film was closer to what actually almost took place in the day than many people know :open_mouth: ) but now with even more flashpoints resulting from NATO eastward expansion.IE it’s us that can’t defeat Russia conventionally not vice versa.With any fight between it and NATO inevitably going nuclear.While the US will always want to stop short of risking the US homeland while sacrificing Europe and it’s that reason which is why the so called ‘independent’ nuclear deterrent is anything but.While unfortunately there’s no room for neutrality in that nightmare scenario in that Sweden and Switzerland won’t survive in a Europe ravaged by tactical and strategic nuclear exchanges,if NATO stupidly kicks off a fight with Putin,just as we won’t.On that note yes a Clinton led NATO and its control freak EU ally are a bigger threat to the stability of the balance of power between Russia and the West than Thatcher and Reagan were.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Able_Archer_83

wilburwyc:

Radar19:
What they are basically saying is. “We want a guarantee that our cheap labour force will still be allowed to work after Brexit”.

Nial hit firmly on head…

I’m sure it’s not Nial’s fault.

There is no shortage, they just do not want to work at 1960s hour and conditions, YOU CAN NOT FIDDLE A COUPLE OF NIGHTS OUT NOW it is all bottled up with digi tacho,s and cameras ect

Winseer:
All it takes is one mis-understanding, One “wrong target” or even America getting itchy fingers without Russia being involved at all.

Our four Trident sumbarines can be destructed by the Americans - should they be deemed to have “Fallen into the wrong hands”.

That, essentially is America’s kill switch on the UK - should we end up “not on the same side” at some point in the future.

I was always in favour of Trident as a deterrant - until I found this out only recently. :frowning:
There’s not much point having Trident at all if we get nuked for having it, nuked for using it, and nuked for NOT using it at the target we’ve been ordered to destroy - by the Americans and NATO. :angry:

I did read once, many years ago, that the reason motorway bridges in the UK have so much more clearance that those in mainland Europe is that they were designed to allow US nuclear weapons to be moved around the UK.

ChrisG46:
I’ve deleted the 2 videos which were here, as I’m told they are an attempt to steal users from this forum to the Trucking TV Youtube channel. I’d just like to formally record that never was my intention.

You’d like to “formally record” would you ? !! :grimacing:

Well formally record this… you where politley asked to pay attention to rule 6.

Thats all, politely asked… You obviously never paid attention to rule 5 either…

I hate being a rule ■■■■ !! But you more than anyone should be aware of them given your prior experience in forum participation, Journalism, and Media.
So no you where not told you where attempting to steal anything. You just made that up completely. And now you’ve spat your dummy out.

Pay attention to what you where told, you won’t get told again.

And as we’re now onto Russia, Nukes and NATO, its good night and locked !!!