Irelands chances in Nuclear War

ATOMIC1

I suspect that a kiloton weapon would be used on Dublin in terms of a nuclear exchange between Russia and the USA and a megaton yield used on Shannon, it being a conduit for US troops. Overall though Ireland would escape much blast damage, the skies may go black for decades and judging that the wind only blows from the east in country a couple of times a year, fallout from the destroyed UK would be minimal....

These are my thoughts

RikkFlair

That reminds me, where are my iodine pills?

mikom

ATOMIC1 wrote: »

the skies may go black for decades

Happened already so.

Jesus Wept

I think we'd win.

You know too much!

Professey Chin

Well then. This is cheerful!

zenno

Nah, just raise taxes more and it will kill the majority of Irish people. A nuke ? no need for that stuff when we have TV. best brain nuke on the planet. Now where did I leave that can of tuborg

Boombastic

Hi Jim, How are the sisters?

GLaDOS

I imagine similar to our chances in the Euros

Casillas

RikkFlair wrote: »

That reminds me, where are my iodine pills?

That what to do in an emergency handbook had the same advice for every emergency; Close the windows, listen to the radio.

A colossal waste of money to show how shagged we'd all be

paddy kerins

We nuke from orbit

ATOMIC1

Fallout is those tiny dust particles thrown into the atmosphere.. irradiated because of the atomic blasts... you don't want to inhale any of these bad boys... you'ld die a horrible death in days... but like I said, the wind most likely won't be blowing from the east

saywhatyousee

Get ready for the Nuclear blast tax

Run_to_da_hills

ATOMIC1 wrote: »

I suspect that a kiloton weapon would be used on Dublin in terms of a nuclear exchange between Russia and the USA and a megaton yield used on Shannon, it being a conduit for US troops. Overall though Ireland would escape much blast damage, the skies may go black for decades and judging that the wind only blows from the east in country a couple of times a year, fallout from the destroyed UK would be minimal....

These are my thoughts

I would be more concerned about an attack on Sellafield, it contains more Mox Plutonium than anywhere else on the face of this planet.

ATOMIC1

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

I would be more concerned about an attack on Sellafield, it contains more Mox Plutonium than anywhere else on the face of this planet.

Will the wind blow from the east? No.... dam it, where is facekicker when you need him

JupiterKid

OP - are you usually this optimistic?:D

Have you ever seen the 1984 film Threads?

If you saw this public service announcement on TV 30 years ago in England you would have crapped your pants.:eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNVMm2KpiDI

ATOMIC1

JupiterKid wrote: »

OP - are you usually this optimistic?:D

Have you ever seen the 1984 film Threads?

If you saw this public service announcement on TV 30 years ago in England you would have crapped your pants.:eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNVMm2KpiDI

Yes I love that movie, scary... here it is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MCbTvoNrAg

Good watch, highly recommended

Davidius

We'll convince ourselves that it'll be grand.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

ATOMIC1 wrote: »

I suspect that a kiloton weapon would be used on Dublin in terms of a nuclear exchange between Russia and the USA and a megaton yield used on Shannon, it being a conduit for US troops. Overall though Ireland would escape much blast damage, the skies may go black for decades and judging that the wind only blows from the east in country a couple of times a year, fallout from the destroyed UK would be minimal....

These are my thoughts

Russia? I think it's going to be China or Norht Korea, if anyone.

As regards our chances? Our chances would probably be nil, along with the ret of humanity.

ATOMIC1

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Russia? I think it's going to be China or Norht Korea, if anyone.

As regards our chances? Our chances would probably be nil, along with the ret of humanity.

No it's Russia with 3000 nuclear tiped ICBM's, USA has 1800... China lmao, do you really think that the good aul USA would ever let them have so many nukes? A war is coming

TheGoldenAges

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Russia? I think it's going to be China or Norht Korea, if anyone.

As regards our chances? Our chances would probably be nil, along with the ret of humanity.

Don't forget Iran :rolleyes:

paddy kerins

ATOMIC1 wrote: »

No it's Russia with 3000 nuclear tiped ICBM's, USA has 1800... China lmao, do you really think that the good aul USA would ever let them have so many nukes? A war is coming

Best run to da hills so

KeithM89_old

ATOMIC1 wrote: »

No it's Russia with 3000 nuclear tiped ICBM's, USA has 1800... China lmao, do you really think that the good aul USA would ever let them have so many nukes? A war is coming

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mikemac1

Farmers have shotguns and food

Ye townies are screwed

Witcher

I've always thought if it was to happen in the near future it would be in the middle east with Israel/Iran. Israel seem to be determined to stop Iran's nuclear program, Netanyahu has said even the US can't stop an Israeli pre-emptive strike if they chose to carry out one and if it did happen I can't imagine Iran would take kindly to it so there could be a regional conflict there and with Israel apparently holding nuclear weapons it could escalate quickly. It's unlikely all the same but if Israel's homesoil was threatened you never know.

zenno

Irelands chances in nuclear war would be the worst, I.E.. the fallout from britain waxed across the easterly winds with your hair falling out and finger-nails and the rest of you so we would have it really bad. To be honest if a nuclear war did happen on a major scale i'd rather the damn thing land on my head or close to it. I don't like the 'falling to pieces part'.

I seen all those tv warnings in the 70's, how we managed to make it this far I don't know, but we did.

An intelligent comment came from Ronald Reagan in the 80's regarding a situation of being attacked or if a malevolent force or peoples from outside our planet decided to attack us then all countries on earth would form together as one to fight the offender. I think this is what it will take for asshole governments around the world to form a peace alliance with other nations/states.

Charlie19

With or without Jedward?

im invisible

Would they really bother with Britain, never mind Ireland?

We'll be grand hi

flanum

Love the OP's name!

Run_to_da_hills

Dose anyone still have a copy of that Bas Beatha nuke survival handout from the Minister of Defence. We had the original 60's one somewhere and then the updated 80's version. The must be due another update.

mhigh86

ATOMIC1 wrote: »

I suspect that a kiloton weapon would be used on Dublin in terms of a nuclear exchange between Russia and the USA and a megaton yield used on Shannon, it being a conduit for US troops. Overall though Ireland would escape much blast damage, the skies may go black for decades and judging that the wind only blows from the east in country a couple of times a year, fallout from the destroyed UK would be minimal....

These are my thoughts

Well yes that might be true that Russia and USA might go to nuclear war if we were living in the 1940's after the cold war when both countries first tested and developed nuclear weapons, and yes there was that little thing in cuda in the 60's but it ant on the cards at all now. but as someone else pointed out, Israel nuke'n Iran is possible. U should really go back to ur cave its safe there.

DazMarz

My contingency plan for such an event consists of a bottle of painkillers, a bottle of vodka, a cigarette and a deckchair.

Go out, watch the sky turn that lovely blood red colour, admire the mushroom cloud while having a smoke, and start popping pills washed down with a nip of vodka. Just slip off into the wonderful world of an overdose while pissed. No mutation for me!

helimachoptor

zenno wrote: »

Irelands chances in nuclear war would be the worst, I.E.. the fallout from britain waxed across the easterly winds with your hair falling out and finger-nails and the rest of you so we would have it really bad. To be honest if a nuclear war did happen on a major scale i'd rather the damn thing land on my head or close to it. I don't like the 'falling to pieces part'.

I seen all those tv warnings in the 70's, how we managed to make it this far I don't know, but we did.

An intelligent comment came from Ronald Reagan in the 80's regarding a situation of being attacked or if a malevolent force or peoples from outside our planet decided to attack us then all countries on earth would form together as one to fight the offender. I think this is what it will take for asshole governments around the world to form a peace alliance with other nations/states.

Honesty as sad as it is this is probably humanities only chance of proper survival (presuming we won) every country is so focused on the gathering of resources for their people until they need to realise its for humanity and not issuance American Chinese etc then were fcucked

DonkeyStyle \o/

I'd say it'd be robbed by joyriders before it gets close enough to detonate.

entropi

DazMarz wrote: »

My contingency plan for such an event consists of a bottle of painkillers, a bottle of vodka, a cigarette and a deckchair.

Go out, watch the sky turn that lovely blood red colour, admire the mushroom cloud while having a smoke, and start popping pills washed down with a nip of vodka. Just slip off into the wonderful world of an overdose while pissed. No mutation for me!

Once your back is to the initial impact, you can watch that lovely cloud afterwards. Your retinas will be burned off otherwise. Then you can just kick back, and enjoy the show.


I think I'll watch Threads tomorrow, sure why not.

FanadMan

Who really cares? If there was a nuclear war between the US and Russia, we'd all be dead or else dying. Once those bombs start flying it's time to hug a loved one, jump on a man/woman you fancy.....or if you're like me, just bend over and kiss your ass goodbye. If the explosion doesn't get you, the fallout or the endless nuclear winter will.

Try reading "Down to a Sunless Sea" by David Graham. Was written in 1979 but still so scary.

Or watch When the Wind Blows.....made me cry when I saw it as a kid

de5p0i1er

Knock Airport is one of the biggest runways in Europe, They'd probably nuke that too.

AlmightyCushion

de5p0i1er wrote: »

Knock Airport is one of the biggest runways in Europe, They'd probably nuke that too.

You're thinking of Shannon airport, it's about 3.2KM long. Knock is only about 2.3KM long. You can land pretty much anything at Shannon, it was even an emergency landing site for the Space Shuttle.

Eggonyerface

If I remember correctly the iodine tablets had a use by date that's long passed by now?

fasttalkerchat

The RA will sort us out with a few nukes.

Hande hoche!

Eggonyerface wrote: »

If I remember correctly the iodine tablets had a use by date that's long passed by now?

Yep the ones we were sent have an expiry date of March 2005.

Jester252

Can't wait for Fallout New Crumlin

Mr Benevolent

Ah, an 80's timewarp has opened up. Hello there pasties!

nyarlothothep

ATOMIC1 wrote: »

Yes I love that movie, scary... here it is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MCbTvoNrAg

Good watch, highly recommended

I just watched a few bits from it and I'm already depressed, yeesh.

Sunnyisland

To bring us up to date, We imo be more likely of a nuclear fallout from a Terrorist attack on Britain than an attack on our powerful country here, No one would dare attack us,sure doesn't everyone love us.

previous user

finally get rid of the junkie scum.

ejmaztec

KeithM89 wrote: »

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... and like him, we'll be gone in a flash!

Mr.Crinklewood

We'll getting nuked, most of us will be dead or dying,but we'll start a chorus of The Fields of Athenry and will forget about being dead or our impending death.

Biggins

ATOMIC1 wrote: »

I suspect that a kiloton weapon would be used on Dublin in terms of a nuclear exchange between Russia and the USA and a megaton yield used on Shannon, it being a conduit for US troops. Overall though Ireland would escape much blast damage, the skies may go black for decades and judging that the wind only blows from the east in country a couple of times a year, fallout from the destroyed UK would be minimal....

These are my thoughts

Dublin don't need to be bombed. If England gets it and the wind is blowing our direction at any stage, we're done.
Radiation clouds (= rain), spreading the ash of a burned England and all of Ireland soil alone is fcuked!
No food, eventually we starve and/or die of radiation poisoning from eating polluted goods.

Add to the fact that Windscale/Sellafield is probably a primary target just 90 miles away from our East coast and it is game over!

Border-Rat

Ireland would get nuked because it is partitioned. Less than fun fact for west britons!

Hande hoche!

Border-Rat wrote: »

Ireland would get nuked because it is partitioned. Less than fun fact for west britons!

I doubt it some how. As mentioned before our airports could make us a target.