Al Qaeda threatens chemical attack on Tel Aviv

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by Kucinich


Not really. All are WMD. In general, every country's policy is that an attack with WMD will be met with WMD. Since Israel only has nukes...

I hope they nuke palestine.

[Sandman]

Originally posted by Kucinich


Not really. All are WMD. In general, every country's policy is that an attack with WMD will be met with WMD. Since Israel only has nukes...

WMD is a meaningless category, a politically motivated invention with no basis in reality. The killing power of chemical weapons is pathetic compared to conventional weapons.

If they manage to kill, say, a dozen people with chemical weapons, are you seriously suggesting that it is appropriate to respond with nuclear weapons? Kill thousands of innocent people in retaliation for a dozen deaths?

[Donegeal]

Part of me wished they would throw down the gauntlet so we could get this game on.

Then another part of me (the larger part) says what the hell am I thinking?!?!?!

[Sava]

panag... exactly what would you nuke?

[Az]

Since Al-Qaeda are Arab Islamic nationalists, a nuke in Israel will lead to the erasure of the arab world.

[GePap]

Originally posted by Azazel
Since Al-Qaeda are Arab Islamic nationalists, a nuke in Israel will lead to the erasure of the arab world.

Right, cause 200 nukes wil kill 250 million people...OH, wait.

As for the WMD classificiation for chemical weapons: no, they are not on the same magnitude of nukes- in fact, they are really in the same class as explosives- the difference being chemical weapons imobalize or highly demoralize the enemy much more effectively than heavy explosives-but they are not any more effective in killing people.

Biological weapons might be as bad as nukes, but only highly advanced ones.

[Guynemer]

Originally posted by Donegeal
Part of me wished they would throw down the gauntlet so we could get this game on.

Then another part of me (the larger part) says what the hell am I thinking?!?!?!

You're not alone in this, mon ami.

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Originally posted by General Ludd


I hope they nuke palestine.

So...where would they be nuking?

[Pax]

Let me guess this straight,
You Isreali's and supporters advocate dropping nuclear weapons on (neutral) countries not involved in your problems. AQ does not have a capital or any territory. Apparently you have lived with idea of violating other countries territory so long that you don't care what weapons you use against people. Your position of hate is no better than the suicide bombers. People willing to kill large numbers of innocents.

[chequita guevara]

I don't know why people are more scared of chem weapons than being blown apart.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Sandman
WMD is a meaningless category, a politically motivated invention with no basis in reality.

My position exactly. The only real WoMD are nuclear weapons.

[Az]

Originally posted by GePap


Right, cause 200 nukes wil kill 250 million people...OH, wait.

Actually, if targetting all of the major cities, the casualties WILL be in the hundreds of millions.

[GePap]

Originally posted by Azazel


Actually, if targetting all of the major cities, the casualties WILL be in the hundreds of millions.

Probalby not. After all, a full out soviet assualt on the US with thousand of even larger nukes was supposed to kill about 150 million. You guys have smaller warheads and smaller range. Spread them out and you are unlikely to get close to 100 million.

[Az]

Probalby not. After all, a full out soviet assualt on the US with thousand of even larger nukes was supposed to kill about 150 million. You guys have smaller warheads and smaller range. Spread them out and you are unlikely to get close to 100 million.

Umm, I've heard a similar amount of estimated US casualties back in 62'. Anyway, American population is spread more thinly. I mean, 20 million in Cairo only.

[GePap]

Originally posted by Azazel
[q]

Umm, I've heard a similar amount of estimated US casualties back in 62'. Anyway, American population is spread more thinly. I mean, 20 million in Cairo only.

Yes, but cairo is a HUGE city, spread out, plus less wood construction than Japanese cities. I would bet that a 200 kiloton warhead right in the middle of the city at optimal times would not reach 400,000 dead in such a modern city- you would need a spread of nukes, perhaps up to 15 to come close to killing 20 million there.