Nuclear attack on UK or US.

[snyder]

Who ever said that you must be a "government" to possess a submarine?

[Chuckie1970]

Harry

Is there much worry in Australia about terrorism etc?

On a more UK note this site is interesting.

http://www.londonprepared.gov.uk/antiterrorism/

M

Yes aussies worry about terrorism. The indonesians are not fans of us and there are millions of them on our door step.

But to be honest we Aussies tend to look at it this way we are so far from anywhere nothing can happen. Which isn't the case just look at the Bali bombings and the Aussie embassy bombing recently.

I hate the fact that we are called little america and so do other aussies. We are a target just like the UK.

Who am I more scared of being attacked by personally it is Indonesian terrorists

I have a sneaking suspicion that North Korea have some surprises in store for the world

[MrMitty]

Who ever said that you must be a "government" to possess a submarine?

Are they available with effective anti ship weapons on the open market? Unless a mini sub could deliver effective weapons.

M

[MrMitty]

[/quote] I have a sneaking suspicion that North Korea have some surprises in store for the world[/quote]

Hi Chuckie

What do you think the Koreans are up to?? The US have an eye on them.

[Chuckie1970]

I have a sneaking suspicion that North Korea have some surprises in store for the world[/quote]

Hi Chuckie

What do you think the Koreans are up to?? The US have an eye on them.[/quote]


I get the feeling that even though the US has an eye on them they don't know what is fully going on behind North Koreas borders. To my understanding North Korea is quite a closed country and there is little information about what they are up to. Other than "We hate America"

I know some Koreans and they say the western world should be scared of
North Korea.

I also watched a program a couple of weeks ago which was a bit of an eye opener for me.

Then there is China

[MrMitty]

But China are reliant on international trade with the US and Europe. What would they gain from attacking?

M

[Guest]

. . . The expertise and facilities needed are to great for a small number of terrorists to acquire, they would need help from a government . . .

The relationship between the Bin Ladens and the Saudi royal family is quite exceptional in that it not simply one of business ties: it is also a relationship of trust, of friendship and of shared secrets. This is particularly the case with regard to the group's present-day leaders and the Soudairi clan.

Thanks to the renovation of Mecca, Sheik Mohammed Bin Laden (Osama's Father) did not become merely Kin Abdul Aziz' official contractor, but his friend and confidant as well. This friendship has been handed down to their children. The Bin Laden sons went to the same schools as the numerous offspring of King Abdul Aziz and they all followed the same path.

One of the connections which still explains many of the personal ties existing throughout the Middle East is the Victoria College in Alexandria, where the Bin Laden boys attended classes along with schoolmates such as King Hussein of Jordan, Zaid Al Rifai, the Kashoggi brothers (whose father was one of the king's physicians), Kamal Adham (who ran the Saudi [security] services under King Faisal), present-day contractors Mohammed Al Attas, Fahd Shobokshi and Ghassan Sakr.

... Sorry you were saying something about a small group of terrorists? ...

Come on the Saudis couldnt wipe their own backsides let alone help AQ build nukes lol what you on??

[harry hackedoff]

The ex`s you refer to, snyder were against the very best HKs and SSBNs in the world (RN and USN) They are not easilly obtainable. Anyone familiar with certain Scottish lochs will know what I`m talking about. The defensive bubble extends sub-surface to depths beyond the limits of all but DSRV`s and the first thing the Admiral knew about the attacks would be when "phones" announced a very loud "ping" or sound of a water shot.
The USS Cole was tied up, in dock, and had no security detail watching for the attack on her. Seventeen swabbys died, I believe. Anyone trying the same gig now, would be disappointed

Choock boy, where you from, blue?
Onya, bloke

[snyder]

Yes, I'm sure the military would be good at defending against yesterday's attack. But that's not what we're all worried about, is it?

[Guest]

The thing with China which has recently concerned me slightly is their sudden jump into the space race. Why send a man up in a rocket to circle the galaxy and return in under 24 hours? Why pay that amount of money and then keep it all a secret until it becomes so obvious that you have to admit you're doing it? Why indeed ........ Surely nothing to do with having a peek at the possibilities of using I.C.B.M.'s or strategic defence shields?

[Chuckie1970]

But China are reliant on international trade with the US and Europe. What would they gain from attacking?

M

Remember when that US plane went down a couple of years ago in china. And there was a mexican stand off between the US and China.

The reason why the US backed down is because China said they would stop all of their fashion manufacturing for the US. If China did this the fashion industry in the US would of collapsed.

China is the biggest fashion supplier in the world.

I know this as my sister worked in the fashion industry and was frequently in China.

China is a crouching tiger hidden dragon. They will probably then next super power.

[Chappy]

China has the world’s fastest growing economy, a truly amazing accomplishment for such a huge developing country.
With economic growth is exceeding 8% annually, year after year which is canny dam good! Well managed companies are going to reap huge profits as China’s 1.5 billion increasingly affluent consumers exercise their collective economic clout to purchase enormous quantities of every conceivable consumer product.
Companies that produce the infrastructure necessary to support this lifestyle will prosper. From chemicals to electricity, cement to milk, hundreds of thousands of Chinese companies are now competing to tap this torrent of money.

[snyder]

The reason why the US backed down is because China said they would stop all of their fashion manufacturing for the US. If China did this the fashion industry in the US would of collapsed.

What?! We appeased China to keep Martha Stewart happy?

[Chuckie1970]

The reason why the US backed down is because China said they would stop all of their fashion manufacturing for the US. If China did this the fashion industry in the US would of collapsed.

What?! We appeased China to keep Martha Stewart happy?

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