World power

[Myth]

I think China.

[Jordy]

If world war 3 begins, the entire world will be gone within hours because all the countries that can will shoot off theyre nuclear missiles.
But china for sure, in a cold war situation.

Not really, since World War II there's been various opportunities to launch nuclear weapons yet all sides have always refrained, I really don't think any country wants to use nuclear weapons until they're attacked by them. What makes you think that all nuclear countries would use them if the chance arises?

[Corporal]

The best thing about nukes is the scare factor. Alot of treatys stop countries from using them

[Laggings]

If world war 3 begins, the entire world will be gone within hours because all the countries that can will shoot off theyre nuclear missiles.
But china for sure, in a cold war situation.

But now we have that laser that can protect us

[-:Undertaker:-]

If a nuclear war did start then it would be 'MAD' which is MUTUALLY ASSURED DESTRUCTION which basically means all of countries involved in the war would not exist within 30 minutes of the first country firing their nuclear arsenal. No country wants to use them and they are indeed a deterrent which I believe we must keep.

There have been points in the cold war where they have nearly been fired or the other side thought the other side had fired which are the closest times we have ever come to total destruction.

I just hope the Peoples Republic of China doesn't make any stupid moves considering Taiwan and so on, a very dangerous situation will arise if it does.

[no waiii]

North Korea should be on that list

[-:Undertaker:-]

North Korea should be on that list

North Korea only have an estimated 1 to 6 nuclear warheads, all of which they are uncapable of delievering any place futher than to neighbouring countries. The only country missing from the list which should be on it is Pakistan.

[no waiii]

North Korea only have an estimated 1 to 6 nuclear warheads, all of which they are uncapable of delievering any place futher than to neighbouring countries. The only country missing from the list which should be on it is Pakistan.

they lied about there rocket going into space when it didn't, they could be lieing about the number of warheads they have

[Technologic]

none, North Korea is the largest threat atm.

[-:Undertaker:-]

they lied about there rocket going into space when it didn't, they could be lieing about the number of warheads they have

They didn't tell us how many they have, the CIA and other services have made an educated estimate of how many warheads they have, by looking at the type of reactor North Korea have, what its output is, what quality the materials coming from it are - and with all that they came to 1 to 6.

As to above, the only threat from the North Korea crisis to us is the fact that if North Korea used nuclear weapons on the south/declared war on the south then we would get involved, and the threat from that is what the Peoples Republic of China would react like in them circumstances, would they allow NATO forces & South Korean forces to eliminate the buffer which is North Korea and allow western forces on the border with PROC, or would they send troops in like they did in the Korean War? - it would result in a very tense stand off between NATO and the PROC.

North Korea itself is not a threat the us/the west, the threat is what would arise from a possible conflict in Korea.