Irelands chances in Nuclear War

ATOMIC1 · 06-08-2012 01:32AM #1

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 · 06-08-2012 01:34AM

That reminds me, where are my iodine pills?

mikom · 06-08-2012 01:34AM

ATOMIC1 wrote: »

the skies may go black for decades

Happened already so.

Jesus Wept · 06-08-2012 01:34AM

I think we'd win.

06-08-2012 01:35AM

You know too much!

Professey Chin · 06-08-2012 01:36AM

Well then. This is cheerful!

zenno · 06-08-2012 01:36AM

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 · 06-08-2012 01:37AM

Hi Jim, How are the sisters?

GLaDOS · 06-08-2012 01:37AM

I imagine similar to our chances in the Euros

Casillas · 06-08-2012 01:40AM

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 · 06-08-2012 01:41AM

We nuke from orbit

ATOMIC1 · 06-08-2012 01:44AM

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 · 06-08-2012 01:44AM

Get ready for the Nuclear blast tax

Run_to_da_hills · 06-08-2012 01:47AM

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 · 06-08-2012 01:48AM

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 · 06-08-2012 01:50AM

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 · 06-08-2012 01:52AM

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 · 06-08-2012 01:52AM

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

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 06-08-2012 01:53AM

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 · 06-08-2012 01:58AM

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 · 06-08-2012 01:59AM

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 · 06-08-2012 02:01AM

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 · 06-08-2012 02:03AM

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 · 06-08-2012 02:06AM

Farmers have shotguns and food

Ye townies are screwed

Witcher · 06-08-2012 02:10AM

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 · 06-08-2012 02:24AM

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 · 06-08-2012 02:30AM

With or without Jedward?

im invisible · 06-08-2012 02:36AM

Would they really bother with Britain, never mind Ireland?

We'll be grand hi

flanum · 06-08-2012 03:27AM

Love the OP's name!

Run_to_da_hills · 06-08-2012 03:41AM

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 · 06-08-2012 03:45AM

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.

Irelands chances in Nuclear War

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