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"The Raven" writes:
"L'acrobat" wrote in message ... "The Raven" wrote in message ... Why in the world would the US want to sell someone else nukes, when we can drop one anywhere on the planet with 12 hours notice, and keep control over the ones we have? By putting them into the hands of allies the US can play Pontious Pilate if need be. You mean they will welease wodger? and woderwick.............. The Raven We have to get out of the sewers, the Romans have a feast on later tonight.... -- G Hassenpflug * IJN & JMSDF equipment/history fan |
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"robert arndt" wrote in message
om... "The Raven" wrote in message ... "Chad Irby" wrote in message om... In article , (robert arndt) wrote: I say sell Oz some surplus strategic bombers and throw in some tactical nukes for good measure. That ought to send a message to Australia's asian neighbors in the region that are contemplating using WMDs against Australian citizens or supplying them to terrorists. Why in the world would the US want to sell someone else nukes, when we can drop one anywhere on the planet with 12 hours notice, and keep control over the ones we have? By putting them into the hands of allies the US can play Pontious Pilate if need be. The Raven Tell me, what is there to prevent North Korea from selling some nukes to Al Qaida for immediate shipment to targets in the US, UK, and Australia once the N Koreans have produced a significant quantity? One could say the same thing about any number of countries. Firstly, would NK want to sell nukes? Do they have "sufficient" numbers? If not, when would that be? Would they want to sell them to Al Qaeda? Would Al Qaeda be able to afford them? Would they be able to deliver them to the customer without being detected? I'd say that would enable THEM to play Pilate wouldn't you say? I see your point but I think that situation is highly unlikely considering how closely they are being watched. Australia is at a crossroads right now militarily. Why? They are a lot closer to Indonesia, North Korea, China, and the Phillipines than we are. The threat of war closer to their home is valid and the Australian forces must now switch from a defensive posture to an offensive one- ready to respond to any provocation against their nation. Australia has no hope of sustaining any offensive actions against a neighbour, not without a lot of support from it's allies........ Australia has no plans for any offensive actions and realises it would be difficult to defend itself from a landed attack. The concept has always been to hold any enemies off at a distance. Stop them before they get to Australia otherwise it's going to be hard to stop them. Having said that, Australias greatest defence is it's natural environment and distances. Logistics for any sort of invading force would be near impossible to maintain. If they want to purchase strategic bombers and tactical nukes then that's alright by me... Australia already has strategic bombers capable of dropping nukes. Just no nukes. the US has enough to spare. Just imagine what's going to happen if war breaks out against N Korea and China gets involved in the Taiwan Straight. No more "easy wars against pathetic nations". Both N Korea and China will have the capability of hitting us with nukes along with the uneasy Japanese and S Koreans caught in the middle. Which "us" are you talking about, America presumably. You seem to be implying that if Australia had nukes the chances of a nuclear war would be diminished........... War could easily spread southward as terrorists attempt to aquire WMDs. Sydney would make an excellent target. All it would take is a small ship with a WMD detonated in the harbor. You don't need a WMD to attack Australia. As far as Sydney is concerned, we could do without it. Maybe as an American you could care less. I'm not American and don't live in America. But Oz doesn't want a 9/11 to happen to them. And they HAVE been threatened already by Al Qaida cells operating in Indonesia and the Phillipines. You need to see these threats for what they are, scare tactics to make Australia reconsider assisting the US. Sure, the threats still need to be treated with respect . Australia was one of the few nations that actually provided combat troops for OIF. We needed them and they did an excellent job with a mere 2000 troops. I say give the Aussies what they need. The real question is "Does Australia really want nuclear weapons with all the political, economic, and diplomatic issues it will raise?" I think it would set Australia up as a bigger terrorist target than ever. The Raven |
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http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/com...%5E662,00.html
I don't think the NPT matters to either Howard or Bush... seems some kind of arrangement is already in the works. Again, it's alright by me. Rob |
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