Russian subs patrolling off U.S. East Coast

WASHINGTON – "Two nuclear-powered Russian attack submarines have been patrolling in international waters off the East Coast for several days, in activity reminiscent of the Cold War, defense officials said Tuesday."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_russian_subs

Man o man.

And just yesterday i was watching something about a hostile take over of the U.S. cause of the crippling economic turmoil we're in. Something about Russia and europe controlling the whole northeast U.S., with Canada annexing the nothers states, China annexing cali and all the western states and Mexico all the southern states.

this youtube clip from CNN's "Situation Room" explains more...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yRzQz0KMyI

This sounds serious.

The economic crisis has hardly crippled the US military that much.

Also, the recession is not localized in America.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
The economic crisis has hardly crippled the US military that much.

Also, the recession is not localized in America.

Just outta genuine curiosity do you think the U.S. would be able to afford or take on a top military force or 2 right now, like say Russia and Iran or Russia and China. And maybe an N. Korea thrown in there? Meaning full scale, and come out on top? With the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan going on?

Just asking..?

Originally posted by FistOfThe North
Just outta genuine curiosity do you think the U.S. would be able to afford or take on a top military force or 2 right now, like say Russia and Iran or Russia and China. And maybe an N. Korea thrown in there? Meaning full scale, and come out on top? With the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan going on?

Just asking..?

MAD

China won't risk it. Russia won't risk it. N Korea wouldn't have a chance.

Originally posted by FistOfThe North
Just outta genuine curiosity do you think the U.S. would be able to afford or take on a top military force or 2 right now, like say Russia and Iran or Russia and China. And maybe an N. Korea thrown in there? Meaning full scale, and come out on top? With the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan going on?

Just asking..?

Even without Nuclear weapons, yes. Not even close.

The U.S.'s ability to wage war is greater than all of those countries combined.

For serials.

Russia's military equipment is becoming old and outdated with fewer newer technologies showing up.

i dunno. something doesn't seem right like i don't feel right about this. i really don't like what's been going on.

I dunno if it's me but i've been noticing like in the past year a trend with some international countries starting or trying to pull the US's bluff lately for some reason..

w/e, i just have a bad feeling about this country's (immediate) future.

FotN, look up the wikipedia list of aircraft carriers by nation, that should give you an idea about how many fronts of a conventional war the Americans could fight.

Originally posted by FistOfThe North
Just outta genuine curiosity do you think the U.S. would be able to afford or take on a top military force or 2 right now, like say Russia and Iran or Russia and China. And maybe an N. Korea thrown in there? Meaning full scale, and come out on top? With the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan going on?

Just asking..?

If it came down to a global situation like that troops would be pulled out of the middle east immediately.

Hostile takeover? lawl. Sounds like conspiracy forum material.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
MAD

China won't risk it. Russia won't risk it. N Korea wouldn't have a chance.

Originally posted by Darth Macabre
Good ol' trusty MAD. It's multifaceted really, it applies to both nations and teenagers playing chicken in their cars!

More like playing chicken on horseback, actually.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
More like playing chicken on horseback, actually.

Originally posted by Darth Macabre
Who plays chicken on horseback?

No one. My point is that with a car only you need to screw up, on a horse both you and the animal need to be in error which is a much better example of why MAD works. No single person has the capacity to start a nuclear war, not even Dear Leader.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
No one. My point is that with a car only you need to screw up, on a horse both you and the animal need to be in error which is a much better example of why MAD works. No single person has the capacity to start a nuclear war, not even Dear Leader.

....I know exactly what MAD is, I was making a sarcastic comment about the absurdity of this thread.

Ah... carry on then.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Ah... carry on then.

Originally posted by FistOfThe North
WASHINGTON – "Two nuclear-powered Russian attack submarines have been patrolling in international waters off the East Coast for several days, in activity reminiscent of the Cold War, defense officials said Tuesday."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_russian_subs

Man o man.

And just yesterday i was watching something about a hostile take over of the U.S. cause of the crippling economic turmoil we're in. Something about Russia and europe controlling the whole northeast U.S., with Canada annexing the nothers states, China annexing cali and all the western states and Mexico all the southern states.

this youtube clip from CNN's "Situation Room" explains more...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yRzQz0KMyI

This sounds serious.

I almost think the United States would rather blow ourselves up than let that happen!!!!

I do love it when the news outlets resort to these stories. The same happens in the UK when we get the "Russian bombers fly near Britain" as if it's something they don't do every day and have been doing every day for 50 years.

Red Dawn, all over again. We need Swayze. Wolverines!

Originally posted by inimalist
FotN, look up the wikipedia list of aircraft carriers by nation, that should give you an idea about how many fronts of a conventional war the Americans could fight.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_carriers_by_country

In service

US: 11
Russia: 1
China: 0

I think the phrase "America, **** yeah!", is appropriate.

Why is Japan building two?