[EyeBrock]

PluggyRug PluggyRug:

EyeBrock EyeBrock:

These things were not unusual in the 1980's. I remember a time in 1984 when all of the RAF Strike Commands airbases went to full alert. We all just thought it was another excercise. The Harriers deployed into bushes, Tornadoes with proper bombs on them etc. We knew it was a bit more when we got live ammo and new 'noddy' suits (NBC suits) as well as the latest version of respirators (gas mask)...GAS GAS GAS!

Ah those happy years of 'mutually assured destruction'. Now we have no idea who are enemies are.

I was on Church Fenton airbase (as a civvy fixing a computer)during a 1980's crisis. Base locked down, massive activity, etc. Could not get off the base for 3 days.

Was given a billet and access to the officers mess.

Church Fenton! Wow!

I bet that was around the same time we went on lock-down. I still don't trust the Russians.

[Akhenaten]

martin14 martin14:

It also seems the other NATO partners spend a lot of time talking about leaving,
so it looks like the Americans will be left holding the bag... again.
That prolly got factored in as well.


Bit of a shame, really.

Well lets not be too hasty to cut the US out of blame. Her allies were faithful and went into Afghanistan expecting to finish the job there. The US left her allies 'holding the bag' for 6 years while she went off to some misadventure in Iraq.

[BluesBud]

He kinda looks like James Brolin. I see a movie in the works.

[EyeBrock]

http://www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/key-is ... ar-war.htm

This is an anti-nuke, anti-military site but it has a good list of fuck-ups that nearly caused MAD.

[KorbenDeck]

IT should read "WWIII delayed" WWIII will happen it is simply a matter of time. Humans cannot get along, it is simply impossible. There will always be a group wanting more power, there will always be a group wanting to kill everyone else. There will always be a group that wants everyone to agree with them. There will always be a group that sees themselves as superior to others. There will always be religious nuts.

The real problem though is that it is possible for one person to have the power to kill millions with WMDs. Which is an easy trigger for WWIII

[wildrosegirl]

$1:

Embarrassed by their own mistakes, and angry at Petrov for breaking military protocol, they forced him into early retirement with a pension of $200 a month.

I hope that's adjusted as well.

[Brenda]

So do I. The Ruble against the $ really sucks!

[martin14]

wildrosegirl wildrosegirl:

$1:

Embarrassed by their own mistakes, and angry at Petrov for breaking military protocol, they forced him into early retirement with a pension of $200 a month.

I hope that's adjusted as well.

$200 USD a month in 80's Russia would have been pretty good,
most were getting a lot less.

I started in Slovakia with (officially) less than that.