Russia -Vs- NATO

Started by Mindset2 pages

Originally posted by Surtur
Well what is it considered an Asian country? I thought mot of it was in Asia, but a part of it wasn't.
EU isn't just a designator for any European country.

Russia is a European country not in the EU, there are others.

Originally posted by Mindset
EU isn't just a designator for any European country.

Russia is a European country not in the EU, there are others.

Okay, so then just to be clear..this means it is technically on the continent of Asia, right?

Originally posted by Surtur
Okay, so then just to be clear..this means it is technically on the continent of Asia, right?
Yes Russia falls on both Asia and Europe but EU stands for European Union. Not all European countries, like Russia, are a part of the EU though. That's what people are trying to tell you.

Originally posted by Surtur
Okay, so then just to be clear..this means it is technically on the continent of Asia, right?
I'm going to murder you.

Originally posted by Surtur
Okay, so then just to be clear..this means it is technically on the continent of Asia, right?

Technically, Europe and Asia don't exist*. I believe there's a better argument for India being its own continent than there is for Europe. Europe is a cultural continent, not a geographical one. It's technically a peninsula of Eurasia.

*And Africa, especially before the Suez Canal was dug, is also tenuously its own continent as it was connected by land to Asia through the Sinai.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro-Eurasia

So, in sum, Russia can belong to whatever continent it says it belongs to and be "correct" either way.

Originally posted by Omega Vision
Russia doesn't have the ability to invade a country across the ocean.

What about China? A war between NATO, and Russia would include Russia's allies right? In a time that NATO should actually be hoarding their resources, you have countries like the US, and Great Britain leading the pack in terms of giving other countries humanitarian aid, while cutting back on their own military might. Korea is a nuclear power, Russia is as well, and let's not forget about China. Will Iran also become one within the next few years? It sure looks possible, according to what has been trending over the past 9 or so years. Scary stuff indeed, a veritable Abomination of Desolation.

Originally posted by Stoic
What about China? A war between NATO, and Russia would include Russia's allies right? In a time that NATO should actually be hoarding their resources, you have countries like the US, and Great Britain leading the pack in terms of giving other countries humanitarian aid, while cutting back on their own military might. Korea is a nuclear power, Russia is as well, and let's not forget about China. Will Iran also become one within the next few years? It sure looks possible, according to what has been trending over the past 9 or so years. Scary stuff indeed, a veritable [b]Abomination of Desolation. [/B]

Still no. China's power projection is basically sufficient to invade and conquer Taiwan. Anything more than that would be difficult. Even a country as near as Japan would be problematic, even if they managed to defeat the Japanese navy and air force.

And no, not necessarily. China and Russia don't have a mutual defense pact, and China will NEVER sign one because China knows Russia is unstable and might go to war over some stupid shit that doesn't concern Chinese interests. China is a very cautious country, and in many ways they have the smartest foreign policy in the world, quite the polar opposite to Russia.

Originally posted by Omega Vision
Still no. China's power projection is basically sufficient to invade and conquer Taiwan. Anything more than that would be difficult. Even a country as near as Japan would be problematic, even if they managed to defeat the Japanese navy and air force.

And no, not necessarily. China and Russia don't have a mutual defense pact, and China will NEVER sign one because China knows Russia is unstable and might go to war over some stupid shit that doesn't concern Chinese interests. China is a very cautious country, and in many ways they have the smartest foreign policy in the world, quite the polar opposite to Russia.

Interesting. I think something is up though, but we'll just have to sit back and see what happens. I really hope you're right, my gut is telling me otherwise.

Why would China want to enter any war, especially against the US?

Originally posted by Mindset
Why would China want to enter any war, especially against the US?

I don't know brother. Why do all wars start?

Originally posted by Stoic
I don't know brother. Why do all wars start?
For money and power.

I don't see how China fighting against the US would give them either though.