How likely is nuclear war?

How likely is nuclear war, ever? Is it ever likely to happen or do you think that humans will always just stare one another out and back away from using nuclear weapons in tit-for-tat warfare? (I.e the Cuban missile crisis)

Thoughts?

[spoiler] This has been hugely influenced by the fact that I'm currently playing the Fallout games :P [/spoiler]

Not so long as everyone knows this.

That scene always makes me want to play Defcon.

Not so long as everyone knows this.

That scene always makes me want to play Defcon.

ZuluEcho14

A nuclear war will never happen...Nuclear weapons were a giant waste of time and don't serve any purpose militarily in today's world. If anything they are a giant liability and need to be stored away and made incapable of use.

Whats the point of waging war with a weapon that will equal your own destruction...there is a reason why the cold war never materialized into a real war between the USSR and the US.

I dont think nuclear war will happen, even the third world war is impossible. if there is a big war i think it will be the war between human and aliens :Donlinegamefan

I think that, at some point in humanity's future, nuclear weapons will be dropped again.thepwninator

I'm not really sure about that; if one side has nukes and the other doesn't, then the side with the nukes can win. The only real way to prevent the use of nukes is the knowledge that their use will lead to one's own demise as well.

Not so long as everyone knows this.

That scene always makes me want to play Defcon.

ZuluEcho14

[QUOTE="thepwninator"]I think that, at some point in humanity's future, nuclear weapons will be dropped again.GabuEx

I'm not really sure about that; if one side has nukes and the other doesn't, then the side with the nukes can win. The only real way to prevent the use of nukes is the knowledge that their use will lead to one's own demise as well.

[QUOTE="thepwninator"]I think that, at some point in humanity's future, nuclear weapons will be dropped again.GabuEx

I'm not really sure about that; if one side has nukes and the other doesn't, then the side with the nukes can win. The only real way to prevent the use of nukes is the knowledge that their use will lead to one's own demise as well.

Mankind has the potential to be around for a long time, and it's quite likely that, at some point during that time, there will be a proverbial perfect storm in which someone will drop the bomb on someone else.thepwninator

I didn't say that mankind will never enter into a nuclear war (I can't know that for absolutely certain, although I think it's unlikely); what I was saying is that if one side has them and another side doesn't, then they will definitely be used.

[QUOTE="thepwninator"]Mankind has the potential to be around for a long time, and it's quite likely that, at some point during that time, there will be a proverbial perfect storm in which someone will drop the bomb on someone else.GabuEx

I didn't say that mankind will never enter into a nuclear war (I can't know that for absolutely certain, although I think it's unlikely); what I was saying is that if one side has them and another side doesn't, then they will definitely be used.

right now its slim to none. the most likely scenario would be an accidental launch by the russians. danwallacefan

Well right now the nuclear war between Pakastan and India is closer to happening than any other time, between any other nations in history. I don't think it will happen, but if it is going to happen, it will happen soon.Jacobistheman

A nuclear war will never happen...Nuclear weapons were a giant waste of time and don't serve any purpose militarily in today's world. If anything they are a giant liability and need to be stored away and made incapable of use.

Whats the point of waging war with a weapon that will equal your own destruction...there is a reason why the cold war never materialized into a real war between the USSR and the US.

UnknownSniper65

[QUOTE="Jacobistheman"]Well right now the nuclear war between Pakastan and India is closer to happening than any other time, between any other nations in history. I don't think it will happen, but if it is going to happen, it will happen soon.-Sun_Tzu-

[QUOTE="Jacobistheman"]Well right now the nuclear war between Pakastan and India is closer to happening than any other time, between any other nations in history. I don't think it will happen, but if it is going to happen, it will happen soon.-Sun_Tzu-

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"][QUOTE="Jacobistheman"]Well right now the nuclear war between Pakastan and India is closer to happening than any other time, between any other nations in history. I don't think it will happen, but if it is going to happen, it will happen soon.Jacobistheman

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"][QUOTE="Jacobistheman"]Well right now the nuclear war between Pakastan and India is closer to happening than any other time, between any other nations in history. I don't think it will happen, but if it is going to happen, it will happen soon.Jacobistheman

And no, the U.S. and USSR were not willing to die because of their respective ideologies. But if you were to place nuclear missiles just 90 miles from my country, and you aren't willing to move them, I am going to assume that you are planning a nuclear attack, and I'll be very tempted to strike you first before you can strike me.

[QUOTE="Jacobistheman"][QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"] The chance of a nuclear war was greater during the Cuban Missile Crisis.-Sun_Tzu-

And no, the U.S. and USSR were not willing to die because of their respective ideologies. But if you were to place nuclear missiles just 90 miles from my country, and you aren't willing to move them, I am going to assume that you are planning a nuclear attack, and I'll be very tempted to strike you first before you can strike me.

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"][QUOTE="Jacobistheman"]Well right now the nuclear war between Pakastan and India is closer to happening than any other time, between any other nations in history. I don't think it will happen, but if it is going to happen, it will happen soon.Jacobistheman

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"]

[QUOTE="Jacobistheman"] Well I guess it might have been, but neither the US or USSR was willing to die over the ideas about government; people are willing to die over religion, that is the difference. Jacobistheman

And no, the U.S. and USSR were not willing to die because of their respective ideologies. But if you were to place nuclear missiles just 90 miles from my country, and you aren't willing to move them, I am going to assume that you are planning a nuclear attack, and I'll be very tempted to strike you first before you can strike me.

How likely is nuclear war, ever? Is it ever likely to happen or do you think that humans will always just stare one another out and back away from using nuclear weapons in tit-for-tat warfare? (I.e the Cuban missile crisis)

Thoughts?

KOTORkicker

The manner in which you quoted my post earlier made me think you misread my post or something :Pthepwninator

In reading the post again, are you referring to one country nuking another, or the use of nuclear weapons in general (i.e., possibly also by terrorists or whatever)?

[QUOTE="thepwninator"]The manner in which you quoted my post earlier made me think you misread my post or something :PGabuEx

In reading the post again, are you referring to one country nuking another, or the use of nuclear weapons in general (i.e., possibly also by terrorists or whatever)?

there wont be one, plus there are more and more missle defense system. Plus whats the point? It does more harm than good and you kill mroe civilians than enemy soldiers. Dr_Brocoli