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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Eclipse: [QB] [b]On choice of weapon:[/b] I think nukes are unlikely to be used. Yes, they are nicely destructive, but fallout is a bitch. I'm not sure what the wind is like in Afghanistan, but you can bet it would carry fallout to somewhere you didn't want it. The Russians, of course, have already demonstrated the "clean nuke." It's called the thermobaric (lit. heat-pressure) bomb, also known as the fuel-air explosive. When it goes off, the surrounding air is sucked in with such force that it rips eyes out of sockets. The following blast wave and fireball rival a tactical (slight oxymoron if you ask me) nuclear yield. [b]On preventing future attacks:[/b] Well, means, motive and opportunity. I think we can agree that means and opportunity are so easy to come by in a free, industrial nation that nothing can be done. Motive is a different matter entirely. Presumably, the US govt. would hope that any counterstrike would serve to deter future attacks by its sheer power. Well, maybe. Personally, I think there's a huge risk of martyring those killed in the revenge strike. There's also the matter of jealousy of America's status. That won't change. Although it would be simplistic to say that this attack is entirely due to Arab-Israeli tensions, there's a lot to that angle. See the Palestinians dancing in the streets? Not surprising considering that the Palestinians have been consistently fucked over by five decades of US policy in the Middle East. Americans of all people should understand that one can oppress a people so far, but they will eventually snap. I'm not saying that the Palestinians are behind this, just that Arab anti-American sentiment is, to a great degree, justified. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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