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Old 6th Oct 2010, 13:41
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Originally Posted by cornish-stormrider
Some mad mental terrorist of choice aquires a nuclear device of some type, aha he thinks - time to make someone glow in the dark - BUT WHO?

does he pick a state with no nuclear capability as he knows they can't revenge or does he pick a state with a bomber under the impression they would never dare..
Ideally he would pick the State with the biggest nuclear arsenal as any response will ensure that the numbers killed in retalliation would increase the support for his ideal.

You cannot nuke a mindset.
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