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Michael The Disciple 05-10-2014 04:53 AM

Is This In Your Future?
 
Russian Military drills! America has never faced a foe of this magnitude. I have come to appreciate the Russians so I hope it wont come to war with them. If it does our cities will quickly vanish away.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb6plZWdhfQ

Sean 05-10-2014 06:57 AM

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Yes Michael, if we get into it with them, the whole world will go up in flames.

Lafon 05-10-2014 07:46 AM

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MTD, think not that the USA has similiar, or perhaps even greater destructive capabilities... That's one of the things which maintains the "status quo". What the video portrays is "small arms" which are only used for regional warfare. The greatest dangers lie in nuclear capable weaponry. (I only watched the opening portion, so there might have been more which disclosed weapons of greater destructive capabilities, yet the USA has those as well).

What concerns me most is that some overzealous one of low degree (either a Russian or American, it will matter not), who has access to such destructive weapons might commit a foolish act of launching a nuclear weapon which would be perceived as an attack on the other, and this would begin something which would be difficult to stop. I pray that never happens!

KeptByTheWord 05-10-2014 10:49 AM

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I don't doubt for a minute that somewhere in the future of America, a war and battle will rage on our soil like never before. How soon, is anyone's guess, but only God knows. All we as Christians really can do is to establish our relationship with the Lord, keep our eyes on Him, and learn to know and obey His voice. Whatever happens in the future, is in the hand of the Lord, and we are safe in Him. Whether we live, or whether we die, as disciples of the Lord Jesus, we should not speak with fear of these things, because Jesus commanded us not to fear these things. Our hope is in eternity, and not in this world. Why America has been spared persecution for so long, I do not know. And there is no way to know how much longer America will be spared, but... one thing is for sure... Paul writes very clearly:

II Tim. 3:12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus SHALL suffer persecution.

Reader 05-10-2014 10:55 AM

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Well spoken, Kept.

TGBTG 05-10-2014 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord (Post 1312962)
I don't doubt for a minute that somewhere in the future of America, a war and battle will rage on our soil like never before. How soon, is anyone's guess, but only God knows. All we as Christians really can do is to establish our relationship with the Lord, keep our eyes on Him, and learn to know and obey His voice. Whatever happens in the future, is in the hand of the Lord, and we are safe in Him. Whether we live, or whether we die, as disciples of the Lord Jesus, we should not speak with fear of these things, because Jesus commanded us not to fear these things. Our hope is in eternity, and not in this world. Why America has been spared persecution for so long, I do not know. And there is no way to know how much longer America will be spared, but... one thing is for sure... Paul writes very clearly:

II Tim. 3:12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus SHALL suffer persecution.

How does living godly in Christ relate to war with America? America will suffer persecution for living godly in Christ???

Originalist 05-10-2014 06:11 PM

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Get used to it. You have a choice to make. Do you want to speak Russian or Chinese? I choose Russian.

Disciple4life 05-10-2014 06:17 PM

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Wolverines!!!

TGBTG 05-10-2014 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Originalist (Post 1313040)
Get used to it. You have a choice to make. Do you want to speak Russian or Chinese? I choose Russian.

:heeheehee:heeheehee

Michael The Disciple 05-11-2014 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Lafon (Post 1312928)
MTD, think not that the USA has similiar, or perhaps even greater destructive capabilities... That's one of the things which maintains the "status quo". What the video portrays is "small arms" which are only used for regional warfare. The greatest dangers lie in nuclear capable weaponry. (I only watched the opening portion, so there might have been more which disclosed weapons of greater destructive capabilities, yet the USA has those as well).

What concerns me most is that some overzealous one of low degree (either a Russian or American, it will matter not), who has access to such destructive weapons might commit a foolish act of launching a nuclear weapon which would be perceived as an attack on the other, and this would begin something which would be difficult to stop. I pray that never happens!

The latter part shows missles that go far and can carry nukes. The Russians have thousands of them. My concern is more for a planned attack by the Russians destroying entire cities in an effort to bring a quick victory.

Michael The Disciple 05-11-2014 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Disciple4life (Post 1313041)
Wolverines!!!

If and when war comes with Russia don't look for a land invasion at least not initially. Look for missles raining down on cities. The victory will be decided from the air. Afterwards they would send forces their own along with Chinese and other allies.

Disciple4life 05-12-2014 04:15 PM

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Wolverines don't live in cities. After there is nothing left to bomb the freedom fighters rise from the ashes. Look at Afghanistan. No superpower has ever truly won. The superpowers get tired and go home.

Originalist 05-12-2014 07:53 PM

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Russia will simply knock out our power grid and satellites and accept our surrender.

Disciple4life 05-12-2014 08:10 PM

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When Facebook goes down and Pepsi stops arriving at the local grocery store many will surrender. Not everybody though.

Michael The Disciple 05-12-2014 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Originalist (Post 1313179)
Russia will simply knock out our power grid and satellites and accept our surrender.

Really that's about all that would be necessary. After that Americans would begin killing each other to survive.

votivesoul 05-13-2014 02:18 AM

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I keep hearing subtle internet speculations about an EMP attack over the midwest skies of the US, and how ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING it would be, but no one else seems to care all that much about our entire technological infrastructure being destroyed in one fell swoop.

Aquila 05-13-2014 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by votivesoul (Post 1313231)
I keep hearing subtle internet speculations about an EMP attack over the midwest skies of the US, and how ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING it would be, but no one else seems to care all that much about our entire technological infrastructure being destroyed in one fell swoop.

Major concern. The chaos that followed would be devastating.


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