Nothing will happen, it's all just idle posturing.

Of course, I can say this safe in the knowledge that should I be wrong, there'll only be about 10 minutes or so for you to bask in your superiority before we're all obliterated by nuclear weapons.

I get thoroughly depressed when I think about things like this. I'll never be able to understand the brinkmanship that goes on between countries in this manner.

"I will test my rockets!"

"We will think about using force on you!"

"Well, we're going to kill you, and everyone you know, and 6 billion innocent people while we're at it, even though they have nothing to do with you, us, or anything with regards to this matter at hand!"

"Sounds good! Let's go!"

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I start to feel ill when I read or think about things like this. I mean, I get really quite frightened and panicky, like every time one of those chinooks pass overhead, it makes me panic, too. or when church bells ring at times they are not supposed to, that makes me feel frightened, also.

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I start to feel ill when I read or think about things like this. I mean, I get really quite frightened and panicky, like every time one of those chinooks pass overhead, it makes me panic, too.

The US will continue to piss Russia off

Earlier, a Russian foreign ministry statement said: "If a US strategic anti-missile shield starts to be deployed near our borders, we will be forced to react not in a diplomatic fashion but with military-technical means."

Nothing will happen, it's all just idle posturing.

Of course, I can say this safe in the knowledge that should I be wrong, there'll only be about 10 minutes or so for you to bask in your superiority before we're all obliterated by nuclear weapons.

why the fuck should they not be allowed to have a remotely effective military if we can have have the bombs on the planet and use them without fear on anyone who doesn't kiss our arse?

They're not testing nuclear weapons, they're testing relatively short range missiles. And getting arsey and threatening them because of it is not only hypocritical and thus inflaming things further, but needlessly provocative and utterly fucking idiotic.

Relatively short range missiles that can hit Israel, although I doubt they'd ever use those because that would be stupid.

If there's one think you don't do, it's start a war with Israel. 1948, 1956, 1967, 1973, anyone?

In particular, read this excellent essay to start with:

http://peakoildebunked.blogspot.com/200 ... oomer.html

This was of course in response to an Israeli wargames session pretending to bomb Iran's (guilty until *mumblemumble*Look, a distraction!) nuclear facilities.

Spot-the-obvious-mistake-FTFY

"Evidence" - man, that's a good one.

Sorry, can you spell out your point for Mr Thicky here.

Yes; "It would be nice for us if Scenario, so let's just state that Scenario until everyone believes us, or at the very least gets bored and shuts up. Once we've taken action anyway". See also: New Labour.