BF2S Forums Panel warns US to expect Dirty Bomb attack by 2013

Why are you two talking about something that is likely not going to happen? Waste of time.

Poseidon wrote:

.Sup wrote:

Why are you two talking about something that is likely not going to happen? Waste of time.

You don't think a nuclear war is ever going to happen?

It's not a matter of "if", it's a matter of "when". It's almost certainly going to happen. Whether it's in the next 50 years, 100 years or next 1000 years...it's going to happen. Nuclear weapons are going to be used against someone.

Frankly, I place bets on India and Pakistan blowing each other to bits. Especially after the ruckus the Pakistani militants caused in India last week.

Yeah its possible its gonna happen but not anytime soon though international connections between countries are deteriorating and get more intense by the day. I think countries will avoid using nuclear tech for the next 20 years at least. But future is very uncertain.

.Sup wrote:

Poseidon wrote:

.Sup wrote:

Why are you two talking about something that is likely not going to happen? Waste of time.

You don't think a nuclear war is ever going to happen?

It's not a matter of "if", it's a matter of "when". It's almost certainly going to happen. Whether it's in the next 50 years, 100 years or next 1000 years...it's going to happen. Nuclear weapons are going to be used against someone.

Frankly, I place bets on India and Pakistan blowing each other to bits. Especially after the ruckus the Pakistani militants caused in India last week.

Yeah its possible its gonna happen but not anytime soon though international connections between countries are deteriorating and get more intense by the day. I think countries will avoid using nuclear tech for the next 20 years at least. But future is very uncertain.

The Doomsday clock is at only 5 minutes to midnight. The chance of a nuclear weapon being used against a country is very realistic. As I said earlier, even a softball sized amount of Uranium could kill hundreds and thousands of people. With tensions mounting between India/Pakistan, Israel and the US/Iran and Russia/US, I really have no doubt a nuclear war will occur (and that doesn't necessarily mean the destruction of humanity) within atleast 200 or so years.

If we're even still around by then.

It's going to happen, there's really no question about it. The question is - will we be prepared, and how CAN we prepare?

It does a defense good

ill let ATG do the preparation, then tell him ill bring guns and food/beer in exchange for hiding out in his bomb shelter

SEREMAKER wrote:

Schwarzelungen wrote:

ill let ATG do the preparation, then tell him ill bring guns and food/beer in exchange for hiding out in his bomb shelter

just tell him free sexs ................... you're in like gold

blow-up dolls are expensive

rammunition wrote:

lets hope its Russia/China that eradicate the U.S terrorists with nuclear weapons

Because those countries are so much better in terms of liberty and human rights, right?

I wouldn't be too worried about a dirty bomb. I think they mention dirty bombs to make people less worried about an actually nuclear threat.

Dirty bombs are actually not that catastrophic as far as radiation goes. Your more likely to die from the conventional explosion, than if you remained living in and around the area the bomb went off for a year after detonation.

In more news:

Random board of people warns of human death, fear and panic-terror by 2012.

Stay inside and spend more money ya sheep!

Is the US prepared? Are your families prepared? Fuck, who cares.

Last edited by Uzique (2008-12-02 16:47:00)

A dirty bomb would be much easier to get/make than a nuke.  I think a chemical attack is as much of a possibility.

TheAussieReaper wrote:

One of the most devastating attacks would be anthrax in the New York subway system. Throw just one bottle onto the tracks and nobody is going to look at you. The spores travel through the tunnels with each train and effect potentially hundreds of thousands all over the city and you can't pinpoint ground zero because the victims are so dispersed. Catch a train, get off and travel around before suffering the symptoms\die.

Not that I'm interested in doing such a thing... But that's just one of the scenarios security experts have to anticipate and plan for.

Lol, during the course I did on maritime security we did a quick assesment on a 'new' cruise ship terminal built in Brisbane.

Terrorist attacks don't seem that hard to plan and pull off tbh. Getting the necessary materials seems to be the biggest problem.