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Hello what is your opinion of nuclear anything?

On top of it and a little to the right.

I believe that if used correctly nuclear weapons could wipe out human life on Earth

Nuclear families are a good thing, because it gives the best chance for a child to develop into a mature human being...

On top of it and a little to the right.

What a coincidence, I'm underneath and a little to the left

I believe that if used correctly nuclear weapons could wipe out human life on Earth
And are you for or against this use of nukes?

And are you for or against this use of nukes?

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Nuclear weapons not a nuclear family! pointless, Nukes could destroy all earth by accident, they're ridiculously dangerous, if any rogue states or dangerous groups get their hands on them, well it doesn't bear thinking about.

Nuclear weapons not a nuclear family! pointless, Nukes could destroy all earth by accident, they're ridiculously dangerous, if any rogue states or dangerous groups get their hands on them, well it doesn't bear thinking about.
You said nuclear anything!

Nuclear weapons not a nuclear family! pointless, Nukes could destroy all earth by accident, they're ridiculously dangerous, if any rogue states or dangerous groups get their hands on them, well it doesn't bear thinking about.
It would have to be one hell of an accident. The odds are that such an accident will never take place.

I've got nothing against nuclear weapons in the right hands.

Unlike the current administration, I'm all for learning to pronounce it properly....

:D

It's good, but it isn't as good as "Come Pick Me Up" or "Oh My Sweet Carolina"...

Oh god, this is going to turn into one of those "everyone should have nuclear weapons except the US" things isn't it?

Unlike the current administration, I'm all for learning to pronounce it properly....

:D
Nukuler...it's pronounced 'nukuler'.

I think that 1 in every 100 Atomic Fireball candies should actually explode into atomic fireballs. I think it would make candy much more exciting. :)

Hello what is your opinion of nuclear anything?

I am vehemently against nuclear fusion. As I type this countres like Afghanistan as well as dangerous communist states are reaping the benefits of nuclear fusion, while there are no inspectors in sight. No UN sanctions are being passed to stop nuclear fusion. Not even the noble Bush is acting against it.

I propose that America acts to stop nuclear fusion NOW. Totally ;)

(and no, people with a basic knowledge of (astro)physics are not allowed to protest :P)

I'm glad they shot all those films of nuclear explosions I can watch so I don't have to do that myself. I like mushroom clouds. I absolutely hate nuclear weapons, though. Crazy ambiguity, huh?

Give Peace a
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chance... right?

and this red button right here luanches the neucler missile Oops is there an abort thingy?

Nukuler...it's pronounced 'nukuler'.
people never seem to understand that...:rolleyes:

It is spelled 'nucular'

... Not even the noble Bush is acting against it....

That is because he thinks they're talking about 'fuss'

Nucular Fuss

You know, vossallefussaboutnucular?

I am vehemently against nuclear fusion. As I type this countres like Afghanistan as well as dangerous communist states are reaping the benefits of nuclear fusion, while there are no inspectors in sight. No UN sanctions are being passed to stop nuclear fusion. Not even the noble Bush is acting against it.

I propose that America acts to stop nuclear fusion NOW. Totally ;)

Hey man are you crazy? You are crazy - any idiot knows that... oh wait *looks, sees:*

(and no, people with a basic knowledge of (astro)physics are not allowed to protest :P)

Ah ok... I'll just shut up then :p ;)

As far as the enviroment goes. I was always strongly against nuclear energy as a fuel, at the moment however I see Global warming as even more dangerous so I'd have to support an increase in nuclear fuel use at least for the forseeable future.

As for use as a wepon I think its the best defense policy any country has ever had and I'm certain without them 100's of millions of people would have died in the enevitable wars superpowers would have had. I am in favour of as many NATOS and alliances set up not to use them as possible but nuclear wepons will mean I'll never be forced to conscript to the army and chances of being invaded myself are minimal. If diplomacy can work with Stalin then I think we'll be fine... Just gotta be careful of the muslim fundamentalists

It would have to be one hell of an accident. The odds are that such an accident will never take place.
Not true actually, it would take only one of the hundreds or even thousands of radar centre's set up in the cold war to think it saw something like a missile to start a nuclear war.And because so many of these radars are outdated this could easily happen.actually.

Nuclear Is Dangerous!

Not true actually, it would take only one of the hundreds or even thousands of radar centre's set up in the cold war to think it saw something like a missile to start a nuclear war.And because so many of these radars are outdated this could easily happen.actually.

Ummm... maybe you need to read up on things. At the very least, the US has spent A LOT of money replacing the radars, the computers, the networks, and forming a Space Command. Not outdated at all.

Ummm... maybe you need to read up on things. At the very least, the US has spent A LOT of money replacing the radars, the computers, the networks, and forming a Space Command. Not outdated at all.
Ah, but no one really knows what to do with the radioactive waste yet...

Nuclear Is Dangerous!

More dangerous than global warming. Do you think we should scrap it entirely or keep going with the 25% of Britains energy its currently producing...:confused:

I believe that if used correctly nuclear weapons could wipe out human life on Earth
Only if we had a thundering butt-load more of them than we do now... In fact, only if we had a metric thundering butt-load more that there ever were on this planet. While nukes are indeed fearsome, humans regularly survive through events that release more energy than all the nuclear stockpiles in the world. Events like Katrina, or the Indian Ocean Tsunami, or Krakatoa. Each of those events released more energy than all the world's stockpile, and yet, here we humans still are, happily polluting up the planet.

Meanwhile, how do I feel about nukes, themselves..? Eh. Like any other tool, they have no karma of their own - They acquire the karma of their users.

I strongly support nuclear power. The new technology is clean, more efficent, and much safer than the older reactors, and produces tons of energy without reliance on fossil fuels. We should build nuclear fission plants as a bridge to nuclear fusion technology, and as a means to address the growing demand for power and the high cost of fossil fuels.

Oh yes. All things Nuclear must be stopped IMMEDIATELY!

Especially fusion.

Fusion bad.

Bad, bad, bad, bad, BAD!!!!!!!!



So... Mr. Sun? YOU CUT IT THE HELL OUT!!!!!!!

:D

And because so many of these radars are outdated this could easily happen.actually.Incorrect.
Such incidents have already happened, and with depressing regularity. Yet, somehow, despite what looked like, in some cases, decapitation attacks, and in others, full-on launches, we've never had a nuclear weapon exchange. You see, there's this little fail-safe built into the system. It's called human command in the decision loop.
:p

So... Mr. Sun? YOU CUT IT THE HELL OUT!!!!!!!:D

So that's why it's been so cold these past few days...

im very in favor of nuclear medicine.

im very in favor of nuclear medicine.How about the nuclear family..?! Huh..?! What about that..?!

:D

Only if we had a thundering butt-load more of them than we do now... In fact, only if we had a metric thundering butt-load more that there ever were on this planet. While nukes are indeed fearsome, humans regularly survive through events that release more energy than all the nuclear stockpiles in the world. Events like Katrina, or the Indian Ocean Tsunami, or Krakatoa. Each of those events released more energy than all the world's stockpile, and yet, here we humans still are, happily polluting up the planet.

Meanwhile, how do I feel about nukes, themselves..? Eh. Like any other tool, they have no karma of their own - They acquire the karma of their users.

All that energy released in those disasters affected a relatively small area.
If all the worlds nuclear weapons were to be launched, mankind would more than likely cease to exsist.

If all the worlds nuclear weapons were to be launched, mankind would more than likely cease to exsist.

We'd be turned in to a real-world Salusa Secundus.

im very in favor of nuclear medicine.

There are better ways of treating cancer.

All that energy released in those disasters affected a relatively small area.
If all the worlds nuclear weapons were to be launched, mankind would more than likely cease to exsist.???

A small area?! Look these up again, and tell me they affected a small area, if you can. Nukes affect relatively small areas - A few score to a couple hundred square miles each. Have you any idea just how large an area mankind covers? Have you any idea how large a huricane is? Have you any idea how large the Indian Ocean basin is?

Go do a bit of studying.

/Sock Puppetry
nuclear trained at taxpayer expense

How about the nuclear family..?! Huh..?! What about that..?!

:D
as delgrad might say

there are better ways of raising a family

there are better ways of raising a family
:D

Heh!

Made me laugh...

:D

Heh!

Made me laugh...

thank you

i was afraid that without a smiley or a tag it would come off wrong

Hello what is your opinion of nuclear anything?
Funny. Poll says nuclear bombs, not nuclear 'anything'.

I'm as strongly in favour for nuclear energy as I'm opposed to nuclear weapons (including DU).

How about the nuclear family..?! Huh..?! What about that..?!

:D
Aparently those are illegal in Russia. A couple of families found some barrels with nuclear waste a few years back in the Tjernobyl area, and used the barrels for heat during (a) winter. I can't remember the details, but they did get in trouble for it.

I always wondered if they glowed in the dark? Handy for reading on the long winter nights, I'd imagine.

thank you

i was afraid that without a smiley or a tag it would come off wrongMy first take on it was the obvious funny. Then I thought about it minute, and came up with a couple other interpretations, only one of which wasn't amusing.

Good one, when you can cram three (or more) meanings into such a short phrase.

:: Bows :: to Ashmoria

The Similized world:
Yeah, that was the third possibility I read into Ashmoria's quip.
:/

Pro-power, anti-weapons.

Ummm... maybe you need to read up on things. At the very least, the US has spent A LOT of money replacing the radars, the computers, the networks, and forming a Space Command. Not outdated at all.


What about the former USSR? And the last time I read it said that ANY nuclear power could make this mistake.

Oh and by the way-A SPACE COMMAND! what a load of tosh! And further up the message board it says these things have already happened! Lets just say, Nuclear Bombs are Bad! They could kill us all!

Funny. Poll says nuclear bombs, not nuclear 'anything'.

I'm as strongly in favour for nuclear energy as I'm opposed to nuclear weapons (including DU).

Its not "very funny", I wanted to know about your opinion on weaponry in the poll but on the main Forum I wanted discussion about the nuclear issue in general.

Come on! More Ideas!

I think we should have them but not too many maybe enough to take out France anymore would be mindless destruction ;)

Its not "very funny", I wanted to know about your opinion on weaponry in the poll but on the main Forum I wanted discussion about the nuclear issue in general.
Odd way to go about it. Editing your OP prolly wouldn't be a bad idea, unless you wish to hear more inane dribble about glow-in-the-dark Russians etc.

Here's how I "stand" on nuclear:
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(Serious): A few nukes are necessary as deterrents, nuclear power will be necessary until we make fusion viable.

I am strongly against the use of the name nuclear when applied to bombs.

We should call them Super Awesome Fireball Makers!

Nuclear is Bad!

I think nuclear weapons are horrible. But if we didn't have them I think we would've been invaded already.

Here's how I "stand" on nuclear:
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(Serious): A few nukes are necessary as deterrents, nuclear power will be necessary until we make fusion viable.

I so need to know what you got that off need to see it *twitches*

Fearing nuclear weapons is bad.

I so need to know what you got that off need to see it *twitches*
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057012/)

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057012/)
What an absolutely phenomenal movie which also proves why fearing the bomb is bad.

What an absolutely phenomenal movie which also proves why fearing the bomb is bad.
Odd. I came to the exact opposite conclusion.

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057012/)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Narrator: For more than a year, ominous rumors had been privately circulating among high-level Western leaders that the Soviet Union had been at work on what was darkly hinted to be the ultimate weapon: a doomsday device. Intelligence sources traced the site of the top secret Russian project to the perpetually fog-shrouded wasteland below the Arctic peaks of the Zhokhov Islands. What they were building or why it should be located in such a remote and desolate place no one could say

Odd. I came to the exact opposite conclusion.
Strange. The movie illustrated all of the flaws in the system of deterrence: If we're so afraid of nukes, we should build bigger and scarier ones in order to protect us from them, culminating in the "doomsday device" which takes the fear of nuclear weapons to entirely new heights. "Because we're so afraid of the Americans nuking us, we'll build a weapon that will convince them not to." The world is destroyed as a result of the escalating nature of nuclear fear. However, the last scene provides an alternative to this debilitating and counterproductive fear - engaging with the bomb ironically allows to confront nuclear fear and wepaons by taking away the untouchable status the bomb currently has.

Oh and by the way-A SPACE COMMAND! what a load of tosh! And further up the message board it says these things have already happened! Lets just say, Nuclear Bombs are Bad! They could kill us all!It's happened to every nuclear power, and yet, the missiles have not flown, and the bombs have not dropped... The other nuclear powers are just as sane as America - They all have people in the decision-loop.

As for "They could kill us all!"; Well, I suppose, as said before, if we had a whole metric butt-load more of them, that might be true. If. But then, we could all die if gravity failed. Better do something about that... We could all die if our hearts stopped. Better ban hearts, too. A celestial object could smash into earth and send us the way of the dinsaurs... Somebody better ban orbital mechanics while we're at it.

Fact is, as I also said before, nukes have no karma of their own; they acquire the karma of those who hold and use them. Right about now, I've got rather few worries.