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[Innsmothe]

I personally abide by the wonderful principle of living somewhere no-one cares about enough to nuke.

Sealand?

The glorious Republic of South Africa (is Republic still in our name? I forget). Sealand would be good too, though...

You are also stupidly mineral rich, nuking you would be a major dent in the worlds economy.

[Kot]

I mean yeah actual nuking would probably cause hundreds of millions of deaths, but it's not going to literally end humanity.

And still, one has to question if nukes would actually be used against major population centers instead of military targets.

Looking back at Ameripol thread where people basically told me that full-on nuclear retailation for one nuke at everything that moves is A-Ok, yes. Also, some military targets are near big cities.

[Antioch]

nukes arent going to wipe out humanity lmao

amount of warheads has been declining for years and its not like nukes make areas uninhabitable

but i guess it makes more sense to nuke all the huge lightly populated areas instead of focusing on military targets and population centers :^]

also, martinuzz mentioned that these are ww2 bomb shelters, those arent gonna protect you from nuclear weapons.

You don't need a shelter to survive in a wasteland, you need a shelter to not get obliterated by the bomb in the first place.


Also there used to be a military barracks about 2 kilometres from my parent's home, it was known to be a potential target for a nuclear strike.

[miauw62]

nukes arent going to wipe out humanity lmao

amount of warheads has been declining for years and its not like nukes make areas uninhabitable

but i guess it makes more sense to nuke all the huge lightly populated areas instead of focusing on military targets and population centers :^]

also, martinuzz mentioned that these are ww2 bomb shelters, those arent gonna protect you from nuclear weapons.

You don't need a shelter to survive in a wasteland, you need a shelter to not get obliterated by the bomb in the first place.


Also there used to be a military barracks about 2 kilometres from my parent's home, it was known to be a potential target for a nuclear strike.

i adressed that in my post lol

they're not going to nuke low-population areas without military targets. you living near a military target doesnt change anything about that

unless you want to claim that in the event of total nuclear war, they'll nuke every square centimeter of the australian outback, africa, the himalayas and siberia, nukes won't end humanity

[martinuzz]

Who ever said anyhting about nukes. The reason I'd like bomb shelters is more for protection against conventional bombing and shelling than for nukes.
That being said, if there's gonna be nuking, I'd probably be screwed, living in a city that houses both the only NATO airfield in NW Europe with a large enough runway for the Hercules to take off fully loaded and fueled, as well as a lot of important high tech industry.

[Helgoland]

Couldn't you repurpose highways for that sort of thing in a pinch?

[Kot]

Couldn't you repurpose highways for that sort of thing in a pinch?

In late 90s Germany shut down all the Notlandeplatz (Emergency Highway Landing Strips) because they weren't required anymore.
Poland supposedly has 21 of those, but only 1 is active.
Sweden and Finland and Norway I think supposedly still run theirs, but I'm not sure.

[martinuzz]

Besides that, Hercules is just too big to land on most EU highways, even those purposedly left without middle rail for emergency landing purposes.

[sprinkled chariot]

http://www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/news/on-euro-weekly-news/spain-news-in-english/141908-spanish-government-attempts-to-ban-memes


I wonder if this is fake or not. 

[smjjames]

http://www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/news/on-euro-weekly-news/spain-news-in-english/141908-spanish-government-attempts-to-ban-memes


I wonder if this is fake or not. 

I remember a while ago that a Mexican politician wanted to do something similar because they didn't like some political memes, but really, stuff like that is in the same vein as political cartoons (kind of resembles political cartoons of the late 19th century actually, with a modern twist).

If they ban memes, they may as well ban political cartoons.

[Egan_BW]

Ahem. How do we define "memes" here? Because depending on your exact definition, banning them might involve killing every animal on the planet.

[martinuzz]

Europe wants to extend it's role, and wants to not only be the world's leading economy, but also wants to become the worlds' major military power.
EU ministers signed an agreement in which they majorly intensify military cooperation, and for the first time in EU history clearly state they are willing to send troops to conflict hotspots outside of the EU.
"A quantum leap forward towards a European Defense and Security policy", said Mogherini, EU chief of foreign affairs.
According to German minister von der Leyen, member states have shown their political commitment to upgrade the EU to a European Defensive Union.
The Luxemburg minister Asselborn says "The EU has no other option. If we do not combine forces, we will be crushed in between Russia, the US and China".

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Without federalism a desire like that is doomed to failure.

[Loud Whispers]

ayyy lmao, I'm having flashbacks

The 'remain' campaign has been hit with a bombshell claim after reports of secret plans to form an EU army emerged on the morning of 27 May. The blueprint is apparently being drawn up by Brussels and is being kept from UK voters until after the 23 June vote (EU referendum live blog: follow here).
The plans include new European military and operational structures and the EU's foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, has apparently spent a year and a half preparing the defence document for a 28 June summit, The Times reports.
The UK vetoed a similar plan in 2011 and the government has insisted that Britain would never become part of an EU army. But the report is likely to infuriate Brexit campaigners, who have previously warned about Brussel's alleged ambitions for an EU army.
A spokesperson for Britain Stronger in Europe said: "If we leave the EU, they could create a European army as we would not be at the table to veto it.
"The former heads of Nato, MI5 and MI6 have all said our country's national security is threatened if we leave. That's why we're safer remaining in Europe."
However, former defence secretary Liam Fox claimed a 'leave' vote would be the UK's "last chance to be dragged" into a permanent EU army. The report comes after a number of former British generals threw their support behind a Brexit, amid claims from remain campaigners that staying inside the EU would make the UK safer.

Skeevy liars. Went around parading themselves like peacocks of peace whilst drafting up plans to induct our armed forces

Also in other news Germany has banned a salafist organization set up by a naturalized refugee, what's hilarious about it is that they banned the organization and made no arrests or detentions. There is literally nothing stopping its members from just making a new organization.

[PanH]

Without federalism a desire like that is doomed to failure.

It's still a first step. Federalism won't come like that anyway, uniting defense and foreign policies is the first step.