CryptoAnarchist

I'm inclined to not believe in nukes. If they were real, the US would have used them much more by now.

Dysnomia

I'm too far indoctrinated. That's like telling me Elvis was my father. Like my whole life is a lie. Well, maybe not that intense. It's really only kinda on par with George Washington was really Adam Weishaupt, or the moon landing was faked.

We humans are really easy to dupe.

I don't really know anything.

Sameblamegame

Can the United States' people be convinced to wage war against the rest of the world? Couldn't the world just isolate the U.S, let them suffer economically for a decade, then declare ware?

Dysnomia

Um. Yes. And yes.

But in case if that second yes then the first yes would almost certainly follow immediately.

It's not up to the US people anyway.

But if it was, I'm afraid there's enough blind patriotic cunts and assholes intent on eliminating the inconvenience with unlimited arsenal.

It's kinda fucked up. Just listen to the radio. Or look at Donald Trump. Donald would be like, "you're not gonna sell us electronics?" Bam!

In effect, WWIII is ongoing economically as the world is collectively turning their backs on the US, and could devolve into open militaryconflixt at any time.

CryptoAnarchist

I'm inclined to not believe in nukes. If they were real, the US would have used them much more by now.

Dysnomia

It is virtually impossible to eliminate the US nuclear arsenal since it is based on a triad of land, air, and sea delivery systems designed to provide a counterstrike capability.

And space?

The submarine-launched ballistic missiles in particular are widely accepted as the most survivable element of the US nuclear deterrent as a portion of it is always at sea.

Under Marcinko's leadership, the team was able to infiltrate seemingly impenetrable, highly secured bases, nuclear submarines, ships, and other purported "secure areas" such as Air Force One, and disappear without incident.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Marcinko

And that's about where I lost interest.

Dysnomia

Whatevs, here's more.

As I already noted, the amphibious-assault capability of the combined militaries of the world are simply too insignificant to get a beachhead on a coast.

Chinese amphibious capabilities specifically

The exercises saw an emphasis placed on joint and combined tactics in complex electro-magnetic environments­ as well as on realism and accuracy in command and control

Wait, dint the other article explicitly address EMP already?

Nope. That was just my imagination. They do go on to say

The solution for the invading world armies would be to negate the importance of geography and technology.

Which an EMP would accomplish half of that pretty well. Geography is pretty well traversable by our convenient interstate system.

Remember Americans, when they invade, first thing blow up all the bridge, airports, and litter the interstates with abandoned cara.

I'm bored again.

HomerSimpson

Remember Americans, when they invade, first thing blow up all the bridge, airports, and litter the interstates with abandoned cara.

Roads too efficient that they help invading forces. +1 to America!

HomerSimpson

Fuck these flag-waving, God-loving psychopaths. It's time for the rest of the world to get a great, big army together and attack the US. We need boots on the ground on the White House lawns. If they can't look after their own economy, we need to invade and look after it for them. So let's fucking get them!

10/10 article.

Basically if the world changes everything about the US's military and all technical aspects to go in their favor they have a shot.

From the specialist.

Are the world's combined forces enough to conquer the United States? Here the answer is no, for it is much harder to project force. It requires logistical resources that the rest of the world simply does not have.