In the event of global nuclear war, what are the probable targets in Australia?
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China and Russia have strategic nuclear missiles targeted at the HMAS Stirling Fleet Base, located on the shores of Careening Bay, on the south eastern section of Garden Island, facing Cockburn Sound south of the Port of Fremantle. \n\nIn late 2002 the Australian government agreed to allow the US military to use the HMAS Stirling naval base in Cockburn Sound on the west coast of Australia to boost US naval firepower in the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf. base for the US navy.\n\nA 50 kiloton air burst should be enough to take it out, calculate the fallout to where you live.
618963
Australia or Japan \nAustralia or Japan
602971
The concern with Russia is their aging nuclear security system, aging early warning systems and possibility of diversion of material to rogue states or terrorist groups.  They could accidentally launch a nuclear missile at the US or NATO allies...
375925
No, not at all.  Bush, definately.  But, I know, they're allies.  But you know, Aussies don't have nuclear weapons.  Doesn't it make sence to be allied with the ones that could protect them if the need it, rather than be against them?  Just logic to me... Besides, though I don't agree with the War on Iraq, ect. they did start it.  I do hate bush, but I don't feel that John Howard is a criminal by any means.
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The northern hemisphere will suffer a prolonged agony and barbarity in a nuclear exchange of the two superpowers. At a minimum, 1 billion souls will be lost, mostly in the US, Europe, Russia, China and Japan, another 1 billion will die from radiation sickness from the fallout.  That's half the population of the planet. \n\nAnd those in the southern hemisphere will face extreme hardships from the impending nuclear winter that will eventually reach them.  Without sunlight, all plants and eventually animal life will die out.  Carl Sagan concluded that there's a very low threshold for Nuclear Winter, far below the 5,000 megatons that would be detonated.\n\nIts no wonder that Einstein said that WW IV will be fought with stick and stones.
838476
I would go with zero.  I would use information about the status of the enviorment and the prevenance of nuclear warheads and what countries have them.
498735
World War One Hundred Eleven is going to be here quicker than anyone expects, I know. Ha, I know you mean WW3 (WWIII). Anyway, If it is a nuclear war, there really won't be much refuge since the radiation will spread around the globe. We will need radiation suits etc, and no one is ready for that right now. There is a book, I think it is called "On the Beach" and it is about nuclear war, it's good I remember. Anyway, there is no need to be worried. Do not worry about things that you cannot control. There is nothing you can do about it unless you plan on being a 007 and sneaking overseas and disabling their bombs, but I doubt a top-secret agent would be posting on YAHOO!
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http://www.airforce.mil\n\nThey'll have a live feed from the nosecone of the ICBM we'll be launching on you if you don't stop enriching uranium.
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Canberra\n\nFor all about Australia, check this:\nhttp://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/as.html
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The detonation of tens of thousands of nuclear weapons that now sit quietly, inconspicuously, in missile silos, submarines and long-range bombers, faithful servants awaiting orders would bring the end of the human species. \n\nThe World Health Organization concludes that 1.1 billion people would be killed outright in such a nuclear war, mainly in the US, Russia, Europe, China and Japan. An additional 1.1 billion people would suffer serious injurles and radiation sickness. This would represent by far the greatest disaster in the history of the human species and, with no other adverse effects, would probably be enough to reduce at least the Northern Hemisphere to a state of prolonged agony and barbarism.\n\nThe nuclear winter that Carl Sagan spoke about would eventually spread to the Southern Hemisphere, killing all plant and animal life, and eventually mankind.\n\nAre nukes good, the MAD doctrine kept us out of a nuclear war for 60 years, but now with rogue states and rogue leaders, the fallacy of the MAD doctrine is apparent.  The weapons of peace for the last 60 years have now been turned to weapons of war.  Once again we are staring into the black abyss of a nuclear holocaust.
1170614
Probably all of Australia about now!\n\nKeep it going lads!
420999
Well, North Korea or Iran are the ones that have announced that they have nukes. Unless something flares up between Pakistan and India, I think North Korea or Iran will fire first. Of course, to quote something I read in the newspaper, whoever launches will be turned into a "skating rink" (nuclear blasts turn dirt/sand into glass).
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It'll be a chain reaction, Iran nukes Israel, Israel has time to fire off retaliatory strike, US jumps in to protect Israel, N. Korea seizes the opportunity to invade the south while the US is busy and stretched thin, so too does the People's Chinese Army takes over Taiwan, In order to stop Korea with limited manpower, US uses tactical nukes, in response China lofts to continental US targets, automatic triggers in US Strategic Command send nukes toward China....can you live thru all this....hmmm, maybe if you join stnglove in his deep silo.
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Australia or Japan\nCahill
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after the nuclear war scheduled in next few decade
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Australian SAS have one of best reputations in the world. They took out Saddam's missiles and bases in the west of Iraq just before major combat started, thus saving Israel and the region from an expanded conflict.
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over a hundred year period, America will cease to be the global force that it is today, the chances of Australia taking its place are slim. \n\nThe contenders at the moment seem to be a United Europe, China and India.