[theluckycountry]

The costs and benefits into Japan's Nuclearization.
https://www.nonproliferation.org/wp-con ... 82kase.pdf

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'S')ince the end of the 1950s, Japan has made clear that it will maintain the right to develop
its nuclear arsenal. “This strategy - ‘lying between nuclear pursuit and nuclear rollback’ - is the
essence of ‘the most salient example of nuclear hedging’ among global powers”

[Subjectivist]

I have no doubt Japan has the ability to build one or more nuclear explosives within 90 days of the decision to do so.

That being said the only Japanese plutonium production reactor was the Monju which had the break down every few months syndrome. Of course repair wok would be the ideal time to switch out a few kg of weapon material quietly, but how would anyone know for certain? Being mysterious makes China, North Korea and other cautious without actually admitting to anything.

[theluckycountry]

“The Nuclear Wild West”
A podcast from Nate Hagan's The Great Simplification website

Chuck Watson: https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/ ... uck-watson

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'O')n this episode, Nate is re-joined by risk expert Chuck Watson for a candid discussion of recent news regarding the nuclear developments between Russia and the United States. As the world’s attention is focused on the events in the Middle East, US testing and development of new nuclear weapons and Russia’s decision to pull out of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty last week have been overlooked and underreported by major media. Yet, in the bigger picture these trends represent some of the most imminent risks to life on Earth as we know it. What is the history behind this framework of trust that took decades to develop, and how quickly might our current fear spiral destroy it? Are the people in positions of power aware of the dangers of this situation and acting with appropriate caution? What should concerned individuals and leaders understand and advocate for to minimize this truly existential risk?

[Shaved Monkey]

Evangelicals have a lot of political influence and they basically are waiting for the resurrection after Armageddon,that makes it a scary mix.
...................
The Seven Mountain Mandate, also Seven Mountains Mandate,is a dominionist conservative Christian movement within Pentecostal and evangelical Christianity.
It espouses there are seven aspects of society which believers seek to influence: family, religion, education, media, entertainment, business, and government.
Followers believe that by fulfilling the Seven Mountain Mandate they can bring about the end times.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Mountain_Mandate

[DesuMaiden]

Nuclear weapons are the least of our concerns. The biggest concern is perhaps overpopulation IMO. Just saying.

[jato0072]

Large scale use of nuclear weapons would mitigate overpopulation.

Even with the large wars in the 20th Century population doubled several times:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'B')etween 1900 and 2000, the population of the world increased by 277%, a fourfold increase from 1.5 billion to 6 billion.

[ralfy]

Nuclear war would mitigate more than that.

[theluckycountry]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('DesuMaiden', 'N')uclear weapons are the least of our concerns. The biggest concern is perhaps overpopulation IMO. Just saying.

[theluckycountry]

I have slowly come around to Tanada's way of thinking on nuclear power, not that I believe it's inherently safe, but desperation calls for desperate measures and for civilization to keep the lights on in the centuries ahead the technology is the best hope. But it's lagging in development, everywhere it seems.

The West’s Nuclear Power Revival Could Be Slower Than Hoped

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '.')..The West has seen in recent years several cautionary tales of huge delays and cost overruns in looking to boost nuclear capacity. Two of the glaring examples are the UK’s Hinkley Point C project by French energy giant EDF and the Vogtle nuclear power plant in the U.S. state of Georgia.

Early this year, EDF pushed back – again – the probable operational start at Hinkley Point C to 2029-2031, depending on various scenarios, compared to the original intention to have the first unit at the plan running in 2025. The costs have gone through the roof – to an estimated $43.5 billion (£34 billion), from $23 billion (£18 billion) budgeted initially.

[jato0072]

How long can Western countries maintain reliable electrical generation? 10 years? 20 years? 50 years? Place your bets.

[AgentR11]

Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen

Very recent with access to recently unclassified goodies.. or baddies as you might say.

I actually got emotional a couple times reading it, and I'm not normally inclined to such expressions when reading a book. Solidly researched and documented at the end if you have any questions about where something came from.

Recommended.

[jato0072]

Here is Annie Jacobsen in video interview format.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:20 The Chance Of Nuclear War in 2024
03:30 Is Ignorance Bliss?
11:00 The First 24 Minutes Of A Nuclear Attack
13:30 How Suddenly Could Nuclear War Begin?
17:00 The Nine Nuclear Nations
17:50 Preppers & Bunkers
22:30 The Official US Government Advice
25:50 Nuclear War Affects Everyone
28:30 President's Nuclear Training
31:40 The Nuclear Button
36:05 Brian Cox's Message To World Leaders
39:30 A Life Worth Living
41:00 Connect With Annie

[jato0072]

I listened to this one; 3 hours of Annie Jacobsen interviewed by Lex Fridman.


0:00 - Introduction
2:13 - Nuclear war
6:57 - Launch procedure
12:36 - Deterrence
16:09 - Tactical nukes
25:35 - Nuclear submarines
28:35 - Nuclear missiles
35:46 - Nuclear football
44:53 - Missile interceptor system
49:10 - North Korea
55:46 - Nuclear war scenarios
1:04:38 - Warmongers
1:09:06 - President's cognitive ability
1:15:19 - Refusing orders
1:23:17 - Russia and Putin
1:28:23 - Cyberattack
1:29:45 - Ground zero of nuclear war
1:34:24 - Surviving nuclear war
1:38:42 - Nuclear winter
1:49:05 - Alien civilizations
1:54:40 - Extrasensory perception
2:08:25 - Area 51
2:12:23 - UFOs and aliens
2:22:51 - Roswell incident
2:29:30 - CIA assassinations
2:48:23 - Navalny
2:50:48 - KGB
2:57:24 - Hitler and the atomic bomb
3:01:27 - War and human nature
3:04:53 - Hope

[theluckycountry]

I was going to drop this in the Happy Talk thread but here seemed more appropriate.

World War III Is Now Inevitable – Here’s Why It Can’t Be Avoided
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '
')If you’re getting the feeling like the globalists are really pushing hard for WWIII these days, you’re not alone. In the past few months there has been multiple instances of European and US officials hinting at the possibility of a new military draft, the EU has talked openly about boots on the ground in Ukraine, NATO officials have stated unequivocally that they WILL NOT accept a loss in Ukraine to the Russians and the Kremlin has warned once again that nuclear weapons are on the table if western troops enter the war. The US government has recently asserted that Ukraine will be joining NATO, a red line in the sand for Russia.

Then there’s Israel and Gaza. I warned months ago in my article ‘It’s A Trap! The Wave Of Repercussions As The Middle East Fights “The Last War”’ that the war in Gaza would expand into a multi-front conflict that would probably include Iran. I also warned that it would be to Israel’s benefit if Iran entered the war because this would force the US to become directly involved. To be sure, Iran has already been engaging in proxy attacks on Israel through Lebanon, but Israel’s attack on the Iranian “embassy” or diplomatic station in Syria basically ensures that Iran will now directly commit to strikes on Israeli targets.

In other words, much like WWI, the situation is being escalated by the political elites despite the fact that the general public in the west is increasingly opposed to participating in the conflict. The globalists want to send us to war whether we like it or not. Every decision they have made so far makes peaceful resolution impossible.

[AgentR11]

Its seems to me that the West is bound and determined to get Russia into a position where it must choose between dissolution and apocalypse. Maybe they honestly believe that once Russia gets to that state of being, they will choose to quietly dissolve into a small myriad of manageable countries and surrender.

I believe differently.

[Newfie]

Funny, I would have said it the other way round.

No matter, we agree that a confrontation seems inevitable.

It will be very interesting to watch, most likely too interesting.

[theluckycountry]

I've spoken here much about the BRICS, though no one seems interested in the topic? And though they are expanding rapidly they have as yet no codified monetary or military agreements. Perhaps the West, the dying debt choked west is trying an end run before they do organize?

[AgentR11]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Newfie', 'F')unny, I would have said it the other way round.
No matter, we agree that a confrontation seems inevitable.

[jato0072]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I')'ve spoken here much about the BRICS, though no one seems interested in the topic?

[theluckycountry]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jato0072', '
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BRICS is interesting. Just the fact the $USD is being openly challenged by major economies is saying a lot. It is obvious the GAE is trying to contain China, but it will eventually fail. A Thucydides's Trap.