If China/Russia vs USA happened, would you fight?

[Docturphil]

There is speculation that this could happen soon. With supposed 40mil people doing a test evacuation from one side of the country to another in Russia, people are saying it's no drill.

So if WW3 were to basically happen, would you support your country, whether it was USA, China, Russia?

Then why is it a test evacuation? That doesn't make sense.

[Reeve]

Probably not, since I'm 33 years old now and the US doesn't exactly need me to prosecute a war vs. China/Russia.

[Damajin]

There is a wonderful movie made in the 80's that goes over what a world with nuclear war would look like called "the day after"

I might have seen that, can't remember. Will check it out. Those movies tend to have a mindfuck element in them that goes well beyond the usual mindfuck movies, very interesting to watch.

[Deleted]

No, fuck this shit. I would take my money and become a warlord in africa.

[Deleted]

Space Radiation gives superpowers though, so in the worst case scenario we come back as giant rock monster dudes.

with dementia

[Yvaelle]

If it did occur, I guess I'd probably end up pretty well actually (as much as anyone, at the precipice of nuclear apocalypse, anyways) - my most useful feature in such a scenario would likely be toward orchestrating economic/cyber-warfare.

[Theinquisition]

I might have seen that, can't remember. Will check it out. Those movies tend to have a mindfuck element in them that goes well beyond the usual mindfuck movies, very interesting to watch.

Yeah, I've been on a post-apocalyptic movie kick lately on net-flix, although their selection is a bit limited.

[Yvaelle]

with dementia

Sure, but that's everyone elses problem - from my perspective I'm just an eccentric rock monster doing my thing - it's everyone else who has to deal with the demented rock monster from Mars, whose actions can't be predicted

[Damajin]

No, fuck this shit. I would take my money and become a warlord in africa.

Anyone with some Zimbabwe funny money is already way ahead of you on that deal, sorry.

[Moon-Man]

I dont like losing, so i'd fight on the American side of course.

And I would fight for Russia, cuz the way U.S Army is at right now, they will get rekted.

What happens when you bring a ship (run by electronics) meet with a EMP blast? Rendered useless, thats what. And Most American vehicles, or machines are using electronics. While Russia can just EMP strike them and win without a single kill.

[Snes]

China's not interested in geographic conquest, they're interested in economic conquest. They pretty much have that standing army for defense.

Russia's potentially crazy enough to do it, seeing as they recently annexed part of another country, which nobody does anymore.

[Zan15]

There is speculation that this could happen soon. With supposed 40mil people doing a test evacuation from one side of the country to another in Russia, people are saying it's no drill.

So if WW3 were to basically happen, would you support your country, whether it was USA, China, Russia?

First off the 40m people test was BS.

second if there was a war there would be no need to fight it would be over in a day or two with nukes because they would get steam rolled and have no other choice.

[NED funded]

I'd move back to Colombia and live a chill life.

[Yvaelle]

And I would fight for Russia, cuz the way U.S Army is at right now, they will get rekted.

What happens when you bring a ship (run by electronics) meet with a EMP blast? Rendered useless, thats what. And Most American vehicles, or machines are using electronics. While Russia can just EMP strike them and win without a single kill.

~All major military hardware has protection against EMP attacks - the cost to do so is basically a bundle of chicken-wire caged around the room the devices are in (or the hull of a ship). Even all commercial airlines are ~fully protected from EMP, because lightning strikes (which routinely hit planes without anyone even noticing) have basically the same effect as an EMP attack.

It's also why it's super-annoying that they ask you to disable electronic devices on take-off and landing, because you could literally detonate an EMP bomb the size of the fuselage of a plane, inside the plane, and you ~wouldn't impact the ability of the pilots to continue to use their devices inside their double-caged cockpit (and the point of the double-cage, btw, is to do with the risk that the cage may be compromised, not do with the risk of the first cage being overcome).

[LilSaihah]

China's not interested in geographic conquest, they're interested in economic conquest. They pretty much have that standing army for defense.

China's entire economic structure is based on voodoo. Price controls, currency devaluing, inflation, central planning propping up favored industries, that's all most likely gotta come to an end some day. I think when that happens, we're going to see either an implosion in a collapse of the Chinese government or an explosion in raw expansionist war.

[anyaka21]

First off the 40m people test was BS.

second if there was a war there would be no need to fight it would be over in a day or two with nukes because they would get steam rolled and have no other choice.

That's kind of why I made the post. It makes for an interesting discussion. Considering the political climate in the US, considering the dysfunctionality of the government, considering who might or might not be the next President, etc... If Trump wins, and war happens, would you fight? If Clinton wins, and war happens, would you fight?

[Deleted]

Hell no. I won't be fighting for politicians.

Wouldn't mind killing politicians and bad journalists to stop all that crap though. Starting with NATO fear mongering propaganda spewing politicians (including entire US government), followed by BBC, CNN, FOX news teams, followed by some propaganda spewing Russian TV channels new teams.

[Kmids]

Chances are that I'd be within in a nuclear blast zone so I'm going to say no

This guy knows what will happen, Im gonna vote no Trump too...(cant actually vote, since I live in a civilized country)
On the other hand I'm pretty fed up with life atm, so a Nuke showdown might be a a sweet diversion...

[Deleted]

Hell no. I won't be fighting for politicians.

Wouldn't mind killing politicians and bad journalists to stop all that crap though. Starting with NATO fear mongering propaganda spewing politicians (including entire US government), followed by BBC, CNN, FOX news teams, followed by some propaganda spewing Russian TV channels new teams.

You gonna kill the weather girls too?

[Deleted]

You gonna kill the weather girls too?

Good point. Should have clarified that it only applies to teams involved in spreading political bullshit.