Ireland and World War 3

wolf moon · 05-10-2011 11:07AM #1

Hello,
It's all pure theory -but I have been recently thinking what happens if World War III starts, if most of European countries get engaged, etc. would you consider Ireland to be relatively safe place to live in? Eventually, what other country in Europe you think would be better to move to with family to avoid the trouble?

Dotrel · 05-10-2011 11:08AM

Switzerland.

Biggins · 05-10-2011 11:10AM

Nowhere in Ireland would be safe for a start.
Any part of England gets nuked, the radiation clouds for many years would leave Ireland devastated.
Nowhere in Europe would be safe unless its in a self sustaining far underground bunker for generations.

I'd move to the top part of Canada or New Zealand.

Crann na Beatha · 05-10-2011 11:10AM

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kfallon · 05-10-2011 11:11AM

Lamb of jaysus! :rolleyes:

Jesus Wept · 05-10-2011 11:11AM

Countries? WWIII will be the Zombie war.

ejmaztec · 05-10-2011 11:11AM

Narnia.

Full.Duck · 05-10-2011 11:14AM

The-Rigger wrote: »

Countries? WWIII will be the Zombie war.

Thats WWZ :eek:

OakeyDokey · 05-10-2011 11:14AM

Get out of Europe! Head to Antarctica.

Corvo · 05-10-2011 11:14AM

All I can hope for is that the nuclear radiation will give me super strength and turn me green.

Latchy · 05-10-2011 11:17AM

It's that Eurozone Debit Crisis isin't it ...spreading paranoia

Nowhere is safe .

Cool_CM · 05-10-2011 11:17AM

Dotrel wrote: »

Switzerland.

Exactly, nobody wants to bomb their own money!
For a neutral country their army is fairly well armed and equipped too!

wolf moon · 05-10-2011 11:20AM

Latchy wrote: »

It's that Eurozone Debit Crisis isin't it ...spreading paranoia

Not really paranoia. Just looking back at the XX century and the recession in the 30's... We all know that war (the bigger the better) is an excellent mechanism to wipe off the remainings and start everything from scratch. But that's more the Conspiracy Theory forum I'd say.

Cool_CM wrote: »

Exactly, nobody wants to bomb their own money!

Unless its in Chinese banks...

Latchy · 05-10-2011 11:27AM

wolf moon wrote: »

Not really paranoia. Just looking back at the XX century and the recession in the 30's... We all know that war (the bigger the better) is an excellent mechanism to wipe off the remainings and start everything from scratch. But that's more the Conspiracy Theory forum I'd say.

Starting again from the stone age would be a pain in the ass

mike65 · 05-10-2011 11:30AM

Who would be attacking who to create a World War?

Fishooks12 · 05-10-2011 11:33AM

It would have to be the US against the Chinese

Cool_CM · 05-10-2011 11:34AM

mike65 wrote: »

Who would be attacking who to create a World War?

The AH response would be Germany versus everybody: Round 3.

mike65 · 05-10-2011 11:36AM

Fishooks12 wrote: »

It would have to be the US against the Chinese

Ah that makes sense, China attacks main export market, or US attacks primary creditor. Hmmm.

OneArt · 05-10-2011 11:37AM

The-Rigger wrote: »

Countries? WWIII will be the Zombie war.

No it'll be a war between witches and vampires. I've already got my pointy hat and enchanted stakes!

Fishooks12 · 05-10-2011 11:44AM

mike65 wrote: »

Ah that makes sense, China attacks main export market, or US attacks primary creditor. Hmmm.

What happens when the credit runs out smart arse?

faceman · 05-10-2011 11:45AM

As long as you hide in a fridge in Ireland you'll be grand. Worked for Indy.

BraziliaNZ · 05-10-2011 11:50AM

Germany are already the rulers of Europe financially.
Ireland would probably be taken over immediately by some power involved in the war as it would probably be deemed strategically important for bases etc, and there would be no resistance as we are neutral and have no army really.

mike65 · 05-10-2011 11:51AM

Fishooks12 wrote: »

What happens when the credit runs out smart arse?

Excuse me, who are you?

Seachmall · 05-10-2011 11:53AM

mike65 wrote: »

Excuse me, who are you?

Some leading economist and futurist presumably.

Gunmonkey · 05-10-2011 11:54AM

Latchy wrote: »

Starting again from the stone age would be a pain in the ass

True but ya get to invent all the stuff again and become rich. Dibs on the wheel!!

Seachmall · 05-10-2011 11:55AM

Gunmonkey wrote: »

Dibs on the wheel!!

I'll trade you fire on a stick!

Fishooks12 · 05-10-2011 11:56AM

mike65 wrote: »

Excuse me, who are you?

A poster on boards. DO you have a superiority complex given the amount of posts you have?

It's a possibility that the Chinese could get annoyed with paying the US debt and could lead to an armed conflict. Very slim but possible nonetheless so get over yourself

mike65 · 05-10-2011 11:57AM

Right so you are actually taking this topic seriously? Okaaaaaaaay.

Latchy · 05-10-2011 11:59AM

Gunmonkey wrote: »

True but ya get to invent all the stuff again and become rich. Dibs on the wheel!!

I could make some clubs to beat the women around the head with ...that would be a start .

Fishooks12 · 05-10-2011 12:00PM

mike65 wrote: »

Right so you are actually taking this topic seriously? Okaaaaaaaay.

Your the one who went on the spiel about US and Chines relations after I suggested It could be those too that start WW3.

You sir seem to be taking it seriously. When the war starts you'll be well prepared though

goalscoringhero · 05-10-2011 12:01PM

Latchy wrote: »

It's that Eurozone Debit Crisis isin't it ...spreading paranoia

Nowhere is safe .

It's not an outlandish thought at all...

I think it's a matter of how easily the people will be divided.
And divided we are already pretty much, with generalisations internally and gross accusations against each other: private sector vs public sector, single mums claiming state benefits, the unemployed living the easy life on welfare, debt forgiveness big no no for those who were feckless to borrow etc. etc.

Nationalistic thoughts and resentments are already gaining ground (lazy Greeks, feckless Portugese, ze Germans bailing out German and French banks).

The climate in Europe is pretty bad already between the people of those nations who formed the EU with the original motivation to never wage war in Europe again.

Then there's the US and Europe, and here we already do have a war-like situation, albeit from the financial aspect, (see Geithner/Obama vs Europe/Berlin fiscal policy, bailout funds, see the cold response from some European 'leaders'). It's currently a matter of who blinks first.

All it takes is to sell the people (that's us btw.) that an attack will be necessary. This is usually disguised as 'defense' (they attacked first), see WW2 ('since 5:45 we're retaliating'), Iraq (dangerous WMD capable of reaching Israel and even the US).
And usually this doesn't happen as an all out attack, it's some attack that gains a strategic advantage to some party, that another party is not willing to tolerate.

Especially with upcoming shortages of resources (oil, food, water!) it will be increasingly appealing for a sovereign to take what they want (by occupation), if they have the military means to do so.

Stranger things have happened.

Ireland and World War 3

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