However, Israel will be forced to come to an accommodation with Turkey due to Turkey's military and political power.
November 24, 2050, at 5:00 p.m, during Thanksgiving Day
World War III
In the mid-21st century, around the year 2050, a Third World War will take place
In the early 2020s, the new Cold War will end when the economic strain and political pressure on Russia, coupled with Russia's declining population, and poor infrastructure, cause the Federal government of Russia to completely collapse, much like the Dissolution of the Soviet Union. Other former Soviet Union countries will fragment as well.
Also WWIII only 50,000 casualties. We'd all take that, I think.
Then imagine the author being chairman of a global intelligence company whose customers 'includes Fortune 500 companies and international government agencies'.
http://www.stratfor.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratfor
.."honor" and "glory" of warfare.
haha
this world is mad, all this money should be spent for environmental protection and poor kids in Africa,
but of course the "national security" is the most important - as in all other countries
RIP Putin
Best leader 2000's
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If I remember correctly, Hari Seldon is a fictional character in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series. In his capacity as mathematics professor at Streeling University on Trantor, Seldon develops psychohistory, allowing him to predict the future in probabilistic terms. His prediction of the eventual fall of the Galactic Empire is the reason behind his nickname "Raven" Seldon.Reading Foundation series right now :)
A generation or two and every national airforce that isn't completely retarded will consist of mostly or entirely drones. Just need to wait for all the Top Gun generals obsessed with their "knight of the sky" narcissism to die out.
Personally I find the public perception of drones as a particularly "cowardly" or "unfair" weapon to be fucking stupid. Might as well be pre WW1 whining about evil machine guns, eliminating the "honor" and "glory" of warfare.
Harpag has a heart ? :shock: :P
Survival comes before comfort and other luxuries, and sending aid/helping mother nature is not "necessary".
If you let nations get too far in the arms race you will lose your sovereignty and all chance of defending yourself.
If ISIS (just an example) had somehow gotten a 10 year advance in drone technologies and had the funds to build a bunch of them, they would wreck our shit whether we are the good guys or not.
The very few nations who invest very little in their armies or not at all have 0 weight in world diplomacy and have to seek military alliances for their own safety...
Harpag has a heart ? :shock: :P
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Agreed, not sure why you put national security in quotes Harpag. Obviously this is way more profitable and has guaranteed returns when compared to investing into poor kids in Africa or environmental protection, but it doesn't mean it's entirely an excuse for various country's MIC to make billions. And you're ignoring the way many technologies developped originally for military reasons eventually make their way into civilian applications and industries. Like what we're using right now for example, the internet.
If it was up to me I'd put all of it towards space exploration/technologies. But it is obvious the only way it would ever happen is for military reasons, as during the Cold War. I'm hoping the chinese, indian, etc.. forays into space will spark up another space race, if only for reasons of "national security".
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I though we were friends!
Harpag for president. I had expected him to be a heartless automaton.
haha of course we are, but I have to take care about my reputation, so fu :)
Too late, since this thread you are officially declared a part of the human race.
Congratulations.