Comments on: The Russians are taking it seriously, should we? http://stephenspillane.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/the-russians-are-taking-it-seriously-should-we/ The blog of a Technophile and Political Junkie with too much time on his hands Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:00:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: GammagOblin http://stephenspillane.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/the-russians-are-taking-it-seriously-should-we/comment-page-1/#comment-7289 GammagOblin Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:29:20 +0000 http://stephenspillane.com/blog/?p=2089#comment-7289 Well to continue to argue would only get me into a position where I am arguing against something I believe, and that is that the USSR were some bad ass mothers. Instead I shall just say: I'm putting my faith in Finland :) <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9cHkMILP4_A/Su8p3GFJJOI/AAAAAAAABHc/yywQlkVuUD4/s1600-h/fdccax.jpg" rel="nofollow">and here's why!</a> Well to continue to argue would only get me into a position where I am arguing against something I believe, and that is that the USSR were some bad ass mothers. Instead I shall just say: I’m putting my faith in Finland :) and here’s why!

]]> By: Bryan http://stephenspillane.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/the-russians-are-taking-it-seriously-should-we/comment-page-1/#comment-7161 Bryan Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:37:03 +0000 http://stephenspillane.com/blog/?p=2089#comment-7161 Well to offer a dissenting opinion on the outcome of the war in Europe, it's important to remember that the vast majority of the USSR's casualties in the war were civilians murdered in the occupied territories. As for the issue of "who won the war" there is sufficient evidence (Roberts; Fuller; Gumiloy) to argue that the Soviet Union could have and did defeat Nazi Germany single handedly. Historians point to the fact that the Wehrmacht suffered well over 80% of its causalities on the Eastern Front (More Germans were killed in Stalingrad alone then by the Western Allies in the entire war) and the the fact that by itself the USSR outstripped Germany in both manpower and industrial output. After 1941 American and British involvement helped shorten the war against Hitler, but that involvement did not determine its outcome. True Russia's current nuclear stockpile is unknown, but 49 years ago the country detonated the most powerful weapon ever created, the 100 megaton AN-602. Therefore saying that the Soviet stockpile of the Cold War consisted of cardboard and fireworks is simply inaccurate. Well to offer a dissenting opinion on the outcome of the war in Europe, it’s important to remember that the vast majority of the USSR’s casualties in the war were civilians murdered in the occupied territories. As for the issue of “who won the war” there is sufficient evidence (Roberts; Fuller; Gumiloy) to argue that the Soviet Union could have and did defeat Nazi Germany single handedly. Historians point to the fact that the Wehrmacht suffered well over 80% of its causalities on the Eastern Front (More Germans were killed in Stalingrad alone then by the Western Allies in the entire war) and the the fact that by itself the USSR outstripped Germany in both manpower and industrial output. After 1941 American and British involvement helped shorten the war against Hitler, but that involvement did not determine its outcome.
True Russia’s current nuclear stockpile is unknown, but 49 years ago the country detonated the most powerful weapon ever created, the 100 megaton AN-602. Therefore saying that the Soviet stockpile of the Cold War consisted of cardboard and fireworks is simply inaccurate.

]]> By: GammagOblin http://stephenspillane.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/the-russians-are-taking-it-seriously-should-we/comment-page-1/#comment-7152 GammagOblin Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:34:24 +0000 http://stephenspillane.com/blog/?p=2089#comment-7152 Yeah sure it only took the death of 24 millon Russians to stop Hitler, along with the help of Britain and the US with the rest of the Allies. They then went on to setup a draconian empire even the Nazi's couldn't have imagined. Russia's Nuclear missile stockpile is unknown as the ones they often displayed during the coldwar were proven to be cardboard cutouts, and the ones that we know are real have a habit of turning into firework displays over small towns in Norway. If anything is spotted heading our way, I think the best we remember the coldwar tune "Protect & Survive" from The Dubliners: "So when you hear the siren's going Place your head between your thighs Whilst maintaining this posture You can make a final gesture And with a little muscular pressure You can kiss your arse goodbye". Yeah sure it only took the death of 24 millon Russians to stop Hitler, along with the help of Britain and the US with the rest of the Allies. They then went on to setup a draconian empire even the Nazi’s couldn’t have imagined.

Russia’s Nuclear missile stockpile is unknown as the ones they often displayed during the coldwar were proven to be cardboard cutouts, and the ones that we know are real have a habit of turning into firework displays over small towns in Norway.

If anything is spotted heading our way, I think the best we remember the coldwar tune “Protect & Survive” from The Dubliners:

“So when you hear the siren’s going
Place your head between your thighs
Whilst maintaining this posture
You can make a final gesture
And with a little muscular pressure
You can kiss your arse goodbye”.

]]> By: Stephen http://stephenspillane.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/the-russians-are-taking-it-seriously-should-we/comment-page-1/#comment-7133 Stephen Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:09:18 +0000 http://stephenspillane.com/blog/?p=2089#comment-7133 hmmm, but that Russia is gone... can this one do it? hmmm, but that Russia is gone… can this one do it?

]]> By: Bryan http://stephenspillane.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/the-russians-are-taking-it-seriously-should-we/comment-page-1/#comment-7116 Bryan Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:23:33 +0000 http://stephenspillane.com/blog/?p=2089#comment-7116 If the asteroid is on a path to hit us, I'd rather have the Russians in charge of stopping it than anyone else. They won the space race, built the first orbital station and have a big pile of nuclear warheads that could be put to good use in this endeavour! If they stopped Hitler, they can stop a big rock! If the asteroid is on a path to hit us, I’d rather have the Russians in charge of stopping it than anyone else. They won the space race, built the first orbital station and have a big pile of nuclear warheads that could be put to good use in this endeavour! If they stopped Hitler, they can stop a big rock!

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