Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
alaska's advatage is that other states might have trouble fighting up in the cold (territorial advantage). they also have lots of natural resources and i think they are relatively independent (unlike other CONUS states). unfortunately i dont think they have the man-power to compete with some of the more populated states. same problem with hawaii, though the logistics of reaching both states plays in their favor
it would be hard for them to defend their cities. though i dont even know how another state woudl get ground troops there. for one they would have to march through canada, which may or may not get involved. in addition, any state that is not on the northern us border would have to travel through another enemy state to even get to alaska! a naval assault wouldnt even be an option for all the landlocked states if they wanted to attack, and any state on the gulf or east coast woudl have a bitch of a time even getting a navy up there. CA would probably have the best chanceOriginally posted by: oddyager
Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
alaska's advatage is that other states might have trouble fighting up in the cold (territorial advantage). they also have lots of natural resources and i think they are relatively independent (unlike other CONUS states). unfortunately i dont think they have the man-power to compete with some of the more populated states. same problem with hawaii, though the logistics of reaching both states plays in their favor
They don't necessarily need the man power if they fight guerrila-style warfare through the tundra... then again, what would be the purpose of the war in the first place, heh. If its to occupy then the long drawn out fight in the cold would prob deter most aggressors.
Originally posted by: jewno
Originally posted by: tami
Originally posted by: jewno
shut up, new jersey is gonna pwn.
my husband and i drove out of new jersey tonight. the smell was horrendous. people are going to flee new jersey and side with another state.
ny for the win.
but you haven't been to WEST jersey where you'll never smell any bad odor around.
Originally posted by: mobobuff
I hate to admit it, but Texas would probably be victorious. For the reasons everybody has stated and plus they seem to be well suited with the idea of being their own country. I'm sure they'd go nuts. REMEMBER TEH ALAMO!!!!!11
But Michigan wouldn't be a pushover. We're surrounded by water except on our southern border, so we'd be very hard to attack. And everybody knows Ohio and Indiana are pussies. All we would have to do would be to go into Detroit and tell everyone it was now okay to start shooting people as long as they weren't from Michigan.
Originally posted by: bigrash
NY would win. We're basically the financial capital of the world. and great minds from all different countries come and work here. It takes more than just a bomb to win a war
Originally posted by: ryan256
Alaska
Most of the US nuclear missle silos are up there
lower 48 = pwned!
Originally posted by: HamburgerBoy
Probably California, Texas, New York, or some other major state. Texas has an advantage in that they have probably more gun owners than the other two states combined, and also lacks anti-war hippies. IIRC they also have the most USA military bases and weapon factories. Of course, California and New York are probably a bit more wealthy.
Originally posted by: ironwing
Originally posted by: ryan256
Alaska
Most of the US nuclear missle silos are up there
lower 48 = pwned!
The folks in Wyoming would have to disagree. 150 Minuteman III and 50 MX silos for a total of 950 warheads (unless the SALT II reductions have been completed, then 200 warheads total). Anyway, that's approximately one warhead per 500 people giving Wyoming the most heavily armed population on earth. Besides Wyoming has oil, gas, coal, some farming, and the secret advantage: When folks try to invade Wyoming they'll confuse it with that other rectangular state to the south and end up invading Colorado where the combination of rude drivers, bad sports teams, and worse beer will irritate the invaders into retreating.
Originally posted by: ironwing
Originally posted by: ryan256
Alaska
Most of the US nuclear missle silos are up there
lower 48 = pwned!
The folks in Wyoming would have to disagree. 150 Minuteman III and 50 MX silos for a total of 950 warheads (unless the SALT II reductions have been completed, then 200 warheads total). Anyway, that's approximately one warhead per 500 people giving Wyoming the most heavily armed population on earth. Besides Wyoming has oil, gas, coal, some farming, and the secret advantage: When folks try to invade Wyoming they'll confuse it with that other rectangular state to the south and end up invading Colorado where the combination of rude drivers, bad sports teams, and worse beer will irritate the invaders into retreating.