Official Poll: Should we build missiles

[Method]

Originally posted by Drogue
You know your a tree-hugging leftie under all that FM talk

you've seen my nationstate, havn't you? i was a left-wing utopia for christ's sake!

[Hercules]

Well the answer is conclusive regarding PBs. Never.

There is also a clear massage from our citizens regarding Convention missiles. A feeling of 'no need' and never. Definitely not yes.

So MWIA, the new DPO, this is one military decision you don't have to think about.

Just think you won't have a stock of missiles to have them destroyed by UN inspectors.

[MrWhereItsAt]

Just as well. I don't think I could stand building long, sleek, state-of-the-art missiles that strike respect into our enemies and then having to destroy them.

Poor Saddam.

[GeneralTacticus]

Um... there wasn't really a clear message on PBs. 50% voted never, 1 voted no need (probably Archaic), and 6 voted either yes, or yes sometime in the future.

[Drogue]

Well, that means at the moment there is a majority against. That is clear. We may just have to poll in the future for them, since there was not a conclusive majority for never.

[Drogue]

Originally posted by GeneralTacticus
there's nothing wrong with having them, as long as we don't use them.

What's the use in having them, if we're not going to use them?

[GeneralTacticus]

They're a political weapon. It will make the other factions just that little bit more respectful, because they can never be sure that we won't use them.

EDIT: and I acknowledge that there is a majority for 'never', I'm just saying that it isn't a clear majority.

[Drogue]

Originally posted by GeneralTacticus
They're a political weapon. It will make the other factions just that little bit more respectful, because they can never be sure that we won't use them.

I don't think AIs work like that. All I find is they become a bit annoyed with me for having them and warn me not to use them. If we have them, there will be the temptation to use them. It's a lot of minerals to waste on something we will never use. Personally, I would not even sanction using them if we are attacked first with them.

Planet Busters - So evil their related to Lemmy

[GeneralTacticus]

Does anyone actually know how the AIs are affected by your possession of PBs? I always interpreted their warning me not to use them as their being afraid that I would use them, as they well should be. Any weapon which is capable of blowing large chunks out of the planet's surface is one to be feared.

[Method]

Originally posted by GeneralTacticus
Does anyone actually know how the AIs are affected by your possession of PBs?

i don't kkow if they are at all, but i'm not certain