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  1. Was there ever a realistic danger of a disarming Soviet first strike against the US in the 1977-1989 period?

    Definitely, I enjoyed the hand wringing about how old the B-52 was (in 1979!) and chuckled at the suggestion that conscription would allow us to compete against the Russians and would give us “value for our money.”

  2. WI: US gets 90 minutes warning of PH?

    Granted it would take a lot more time than 90 minutes, but if the fleet sorties out of Pearl and into deep water, any ships that are sunk are not going to be recovered or salvaged. I expect losses could be even worse if the sortie is disorganized or piecemeal.

  3. Soviet Leader most likely to trigger World War Three ?

    I think it is entirely possible that after the Randolph is nuked, the NCA would order air strikes against targets in Cuba. All it takes at that point is for a single SS-4 to be launched at the mainland US by the Soviet ground crews in Cuba and SAC is going to respond with overwhelming attacks...

  4. Soviet Leader most likely to trigger World War Three ?

    Events would have almost certainly escalated out of control once the US responds in kind with a nuclear counterattack. It would have been almost impossible to stop once it started going, particular without the direct line of communication between DC and Moscow that was put in place after the...

  5. How could WW2 have been even bloodier?

    Operation Vegetarian

  6. Better Alien vs. Predator movies

    Why not just adapt the original Dark Horse comic? It was great, had a good feel like that of the Aliens (1986) film. They went in such a dumb direction instead with the AvP films.

  7. WI: Microbial Life Found in the Solar System

    Why? Aliens likely?

  8. Mama Cass Eliot lives

    Is the POD is a ham sandwich that goes uneaten? That might be ASB, when you make a sandwich, lets face it, its made for eating. :p

  9. WI: Soundtrack to 1980s American War

    The Cure - "Killing an Arab" Pink Floyd - "Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert"

  10. Grumman Alley Cat?

    They were bought by Northrop back in '94 and became Northrop Grumman. They are still around. Alley Cat sounds like an unofficial name since a lot of their planes had "cat" names.

  11. Military Mamoths

    Sounds like somebody watched last week's Game Of Thrones.

  12. No 1991 Gulf War

    It would help if the Emir of Kuwait delivered a version of the "I drink your milkshake" speech to Saddam on national television.

  13. Questions about small-arms development

    You might want to look into the development of the Charlton Automatic Rifle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlton_Automatic_Rifle), as it is essentially a select fire light machine gun which was developed from the SMLE during WW2.

  14. Phil Hartman lives

    Saul Goodman is played by Bob Odenkirk, not Brian Cranston.

  15. 1943 Axis forces don't reinforce Tunisia, saves 6th army?

    Flying in additional infantry is only going to exacerbate the already horrible supply situation, Sixth Army was starving...flying in 150 lbs of rations will be much more effective than flying in a 150 lb German paratroop that will have to be fed, supplied, and whatnot. That isn't to say that...

  16. Luftwaffe continues and expands intruder operations

    Its interesting that Bomber Command essentially makes the same mistake that the Luftwaffe made during the BOB, switching from attacking military targets to attacking the enemy's capital city, which could absorb tremendous damage without breaking the population's will to resist. You would think...
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