Tunguska blast
08-17-2011, 04:16 PM
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So they could change more laws and grab more power over the world. While "saving the economy" as we build up battle plans and devices. This would require all countries to work together, with someone coordinating it all. Now who would that be?
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08-18-2011, 08:43 PM
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Time travellers from the 23rd Century travelling back to find out what happened at Tunguska collide with time travellers from the 25th Century travelling back to find out what happened to the previous expedition.
Either that or a humungous reindeer fart.
Either that or a humungous reindeer fart.
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08-18-2011, 09:12 PM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Hand_(nuclear_war)
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It is not known whether Russia continues to use the system, and it is possible that it is still in place. Some commentators say the system never operated in fully automatic mode. A 2009 article in Wired magazine claimed Dead Hand exists, is ready to react as intended, and still receives system upgrades.[16]
It is not known whether Russia continues to use the system, and it is possible that it is still in place. Some commentators say the system never operated in fully automatic mode. A 2009 article in Wired magazine claimed Dead Hand exists, is ready to react as intended, and still receives system upgrades.[16]
The point of the system, he explains, was to guarantee an automatic Soviet response to an American nuclear strike. Even if the US crippled the USSR with a surprise attack, the Soviets could still hit back. It wouldn't matter if the US blew up the Kremlin, took out the defense ministry, severed the communications network, and killed everyone with stars on their shoulders. Ground-based sensors would detect that a devastating blow had been struck and a counterattack would be launched.
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