Peace - Page 4

xoxoxoBruce · 09-26-2009, 01:13 AM

classicman · 09-26-2009, 07:21 AM

Quote:

As described in 1993 issue of New York Times:

"The dead-hand system he [Dr. Blair] describes today takes this defensive trend to its logical, if chilling, conclusion. The automated system in theory would allow Moscow to respond to a Western attack even if top military commanders had been killed and the capitol incinerated.

The heart of the system is said to lie in deep underground bunkers south of Moscow and at backup locations. In a crisis, military officials would send a coded message to the bunkers, switching on the dead hand. If nearby ground-level sensors detected a nuclear attack on Moscow, and if a break was detected in communications links with top military commanders, the system would send low-frequency signals over underground antennas to special rockets.

Flying high over missile fields and other military sites, these rockets in turn would broadcast attack orders to missiles, bombers and, via radio relays, submarines at sea. Contrary to some Western beliefs, Dr. Blair says, many of Russia's nuclear-armed missiles in underground silos and on mobile launchers can be fired automatically."

regular.joe · 09-26-2009, 12:43 PM

Peace like everything else in the universe comes in pockets and incongrous bunches. There will never be a time when peace is spread throughout the earth, nor will there be a time when war consumes everything. Both will take up large swaths of space and time. It's the way of things.

my .02 cents.

Shawnee123 · 09-26-2009, 12:49 PM

But that's only, like, 1/50 of a cent.

regular.joe · 09-26-2009, 01:15 PM

What kind of exchange rate is that??????

Griff · 09-26-2009, 01:19 PM

.02 dollars = 2 cents

Clodfobble · 09-26-2009, 02:09 PM

Man, this one never gets old:

"Well, I mean it's obviously a difference of opinion..."

Idemosaka · 09-27-2009, 07:16 PM

STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE

monster · 09-27-2009, 08:23 PM

Peace sounds boring. Imagine a world where everybody agreed wih everyone else...... I could live without the violence though. The rape, the war, the robbery..... but I can't imagine those happening unless everybody agreed with everyone else. I can put no price on peace because it's all or nothing and I don't want all and I don't want nothing....

xoxoxoBruce · 09-27-2009, 10:56 PM

Peace is lack of war, not lack of contention, nor lack of disagreement.

Shawnee123 · 09-28-2009, 09:24 AM

@ Clod: I am so utterly astounded every time I see that clip. Seriously, it's simple freaking math. I can't imagine how frustrated that guy must have been trying to explain it to TWO different people from verizon.

regjoe? Do you see the difference now?

regular.joe · 09-28-2009, 10:15 AM

I'm just sayin that my .02 Cents is worth $.02. I will admit that I did have a typo there to begin with. It was stoopid.

Shawnee123 · 09-28-2009, 10:18 AM

No, your .02 cents is worth $.0002.

Jebus, now I'm confused...is that even right?

edit: it wasn't. fixed.

Spexxvet · 09-28-2009, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloud

No. Peace.

No Justice!

Pie · 09-28-2009, 12:52 PM

'Peace' is not a concept limited to humanity. (last link pdf)

What will lead to peace:
. . . . The eventual heat death of the universe.

09-26-2009, 01:13 AM	#46
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Peace? When Russia's Doomsday Bomb goes off. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-26-2009, 12:43 PM	#48
regular.joe Старый сержант Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NC, dreaming of large Russian women. Posts: 1,464	Peace like everything else in the universe comes in pockets and incongrous bunches. There will never be a time when peace is spread throughout the earth, nor will there be a time when war consumes everything. Both will take up large swaths of space and time. It's the way of things. my .02 cents. __________________ Birth, wealth, and position are valueless during wartime. Man is only judged by his character --Soldier's Testament. Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature. - Marcus Aurelius.

09-26-2009, 12:49 PM	#49
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	But that's only, like, 1/50 of a cent. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

09-26-2009, 01:15 PM	#50
regular.joe Старый сержант Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NC, dreaming of large Russian women. Posts: 1,464	What kind of exchange rate is that?????? __________________ Birth, wealth, and position are valueless during wartime. Man is only judged by his character --Soldier's Testament. Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature. - Marcus Aurelius.

09-26-2009, 01:19 PM	#51
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	.02 dollars = 2 cents __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

09-26-2009, 02:09 PM	#52
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Man, this one never gets old: "Well, I mean it's obviously a difference of opinion..." __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

09-27-2009, 07:16 PM	#53
Idemosaka Adorable Lesbian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern Louisiana Posts: 44	STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE

09-27-2009, 08:23 PM	#54
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Peace sounds boring. Imagine a world where everybody agreed wih everyone else...... I could live without the violence though. The rape, the war, the robbery..... but I can't imagine those happening unless everybody agreed with everyone else. I can put no price on peace because it's all or nothing and I don't want all and I don't want nothing.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-27-2009, 10:56 PM	#55
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Peace is lack of war, not lack of contention, nor lack of disagreement. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-28-2009, 09:24 AM	#56
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	@ Clod: I am so utterly astounded every time I see that clip. Seriously, it's simple freaking math. I can't imagine how frustrated that guy must have been trying to explain it to TWO different people from verizon. regjoe? Do you see the difference now? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

09-28-2009, 10:15 AM	#57
regular.joe Старый сержант Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NC, dreaming of large Russian women. Posts: 1,464	I'm just sayin that my .02 Cents is worth $.02. I will admit that I did have a typo there to begin with. It was stoopid. __________________ Birth, wealth, and position are valueless during wartime. Man is only judged by his character --Soldier's Testament. Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature. - Marcus Aurelius.

09-28-2009, 10:18 AM	#58
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	No, your .02 cents is worth $.0002. Jebus, now I'm confused...is that even right? edit: it wasn't. fixed. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby Last edited by Shawnee123; 09-28-2009 at 10:27 AM.

09-28-2009, 12:52 PM	#60
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	'Peace' is not a concept limited to humanity. (last link pdf) What will lead to peace: . . . . The eventual heat death of the universe. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

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