Originally posted by: Evadman
Originally posted by: uncouth
Okay this is my final response because I have mail I have to deliever come morning...
Anyways my point was that the only way the US could take on the world would be to blanket nuclear blasts over every country with nuclear capabilities. Assuming the element of surprise, this would probably be a fairly effective way of becoming the sole nuclear power in the world and thus being able to dominate everyone by holding that fact over the world's heads. It's really not such a far-fetched thing... I'm just happy that the nukes haven't become as popular as this plan requires, because I love you guys. Really.
The US has over 10,000 warheads, more than enough to lay waste to most of the world. The problem is that a nuclear strike will not kill most silos in other countries. They could just toss theirs back our way even after they get hit. They would launch them way before that, as any launch will most likely be detected within minutes. With a flight time of over an hour, the rest of the world has enough time to wipe us out.