Putin says any nuclear conflict could make Chernobyl look like a fairy tale (Iran, arsenal)

[All American NYC]

North Korea suspended its sole remaining major project with the South on Monday, after weeks of threats against the United States and South Korea, as Russian President Vladimir Putin said any nuclear conflict could make Chernobyl look like a fairy tale...Putin said conflict on the peninsula could cause greater devastation than the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986. "I would make no secret about it, we are worried about the escalation on the Korean peninsula, because we are neighbors," he told a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a visit to a trade fair in Germany.

There appears to be a warning in Putin's statement, which is, this thing will surely go nuclear if it gets started. The Russians and Chinese figured out what is at stake. Obama is curiously silent. Could his silence be an indication that he really crewed up?

[KUchief25]

Well it was a fairy tale since back in the day the ruskies never let anybody know what the hell happened. Looks like Russia and China better get off the sidelines and fix this "problem" then. It's in their backyard not ours. Putin is probably just mad he had his money stolen by the EU in Cyprus still.

[All American NYC]

I think Putin doesn't want American presence in his yard.

[KUchief25]

I don't either. Let South Korea deal with the little twerp.

[Bulldogdad]

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[Torpedos]

the worse part about this is knowing that obama will have a hard time taking action. he is ignoring this problem. thinking it will go away. but america has never been weaker than it is now. so now is time for a country to start a war with us. while obama is in office, we will just run away with our tail between our legs.

[emcee squared]

Originally Posted by Torpedos

the worse part about this is knowing that obama will have a hard time taking action. he is ignoring this problem. thinking it will go away. but america has never been weaker than it is now. so now is time for a country to start a war with us. while obama is in office, we will just run away with our tail between our legs.

How are we weak?

[All American NYC]

He's been cutting our arsenal since he's been in office.

[Dane_in_LA]

Originally Posted by Torpedos

the worse part about this is knowing that obama will have a hard time taking action. he is ignoring this problem. thinking it will go away. but america has never been weaker than it is now. so now is time for a country to start a war with us. while obama is in office, we will just run away with our tail between our legs.

Does nobody read newspapers any more? F-22s, B-2s, THAAD, 2 Aegis warships - the Pentagon is putting a lot of the really good gear in or close to South Korea, just in case.

[pch1013]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

He's been cutting our arsenal since he's been in office.

In 2007, the U.S. had 5163 active and deployed nuclear warheads. As of 2012 we had 2592.

Do you really think we're significantly less safe now that we can blow up every major Russian, Chinese, North Korean, and Iranian city only 10 times over instead of 20 times?