#18 –

well, it would also make them deader than doorknobs –

they could possible get off a first strike – as could the well equipped Russians and Chinese – but you can’t really hide things like this — it may not be publicly known – and details may be obscured – but – there are not a lot of militaries who have this capability – and none who can adequately hide their capability or use – it will be known to a degree adequate to retaliate, as nuke warfare cannot be allowed to go on – as – if you will note – it has not since the first, and only, two were dropped on Japan, decisively ending that war – I suspect that the development of these weapons in n.korea, iran, syria – are all well known enough to not only retaliate immediately, but to preempt – and there is the present danger – the possibility of preemptive strikes – probably of conventional but probably unusual, means – and the ‘collateral’ damage that goes along with that. i suspect we will see unconventional preemption, as we perhaps already are – with the suxnet virus and the small magnetic car bombs attached by motorcycle – and the other interesting events that are not well reported, but have happened – well before any actual use of nuclear devices by any of them — it is always possible, the US southern boarder is pretty much open to all kinds of smuggling, not a good thing – and other lapses of security world wide — but i also suspect that any use, would not be dithered about – and would, unfortunately, be decisively retaliated.

and to those who have criticized my writings – this is not what i would like to happen, it is just observation and comment – please try to be rational and not personal in your replies – i don’t ‘hate’ anyone, per say – and not the Egyptians nor Persians in general – nor any other peoples, as a group – i do understand that there are individuals who would harm – or ‘hate’ – me, due to my opinions and beliefs and ideas – not much i can do about that i suppose. such is life. flail away if you wish.