It takes a large amount of practical design and testing to miniaturize warheads, unless someone slipped them a stolen US or USSR/Russian set of plans. And of course there is no chance they could be fake plans.
One of the reasons the people are so poor is because they spend so much on their military.
The main reasons they are so poor is incompetence, corruption, and hardline Stalin era communist economics that even the Chinese "to get rich is glorious" Communist Party has abandoned, and their unfortunate policy of "self-reliance." They then take the results of that mess and channel resources into the military on a high priority basis, including priority for food. They could get away with it while the Soviet Union was underwriting them, but not anymore, not without an enormous price.
In the days of Chairman Mao Zedong, capitalists were considered enemies of the state. Some business owners were persecuted and most enterprises became government property.
That changed in the 1980s and in the early 1990s when paramount leader Deng Xiaoping was said to have declared that "to get rich is glorious." A 2002 constitutional amendment established that the Communist Party henceforth would consider valid the contributions of private enterprise, therefore providing a place for private entrepreneurs in the party system. -- Defying Mao, Rich Chinese Crash the Communist Party
It is strange that someone with your interest in penises has such a difficult time figuring out who the real dicks are between the two. As to world-wide? Not even close.
Even if we had a full deceleration of surrender from the N. Korean regime, the people wouldn't listen to America. Too much bitterness exists from generations of brainwashing.
It is pitiful that you are trying to paint Iran as an innocent victim. Most Gulf countries live in fear of Iran and its ambition of hegemony, and it drives large arms purchases.
Like any religion, the holy book says exactly what the believer wishes it said. And if it says something different, it's an allegory meaning what the believer wishes it said.
Interesting,.... let's test that.
One of the scribes came and heard them arguing, and recognizing that He had answered them well, asked Him, “What commandment is the foremost of all?” 29Jesus answered, “The foremost is, ‘HEAR, O ISRAEL! THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE LORD; 30AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.’ 31“The second is this, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:28-31 . . . more
You might be right. Despite the clear commandment to love God and my neighbor, I interpret it as meaning that Hatta's writings have exceeded Hatta's wisdom. What do you suppose the following means?
Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise;
When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent. -- Proverbs 17:28
Happy to oblige. Many states enable various places and businesses to post their property as prohibiting firearms. This is often in conjunction with concealed carry laws. Violating the posting of a no guns allowed property is generally a criminal offense, up to a felony, and can carry a substantial penalty. So it is common for malls, churches, schools, movie theaters, and other establishments to be officially gun free zones, or what might be better described as collections of defenseless victims.
Notice he wrote "rifle", not "gun," and that is correct. As you can see here, blunt objects (hammers, clubs, etc.) were used to kill more people than rifles from 2005-2009.
(a)The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard.
(b)The classes of the militia are—
(1)the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and
(2)the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia
If some future president decides to overthrow an election and retain power unlawfully, becoming a "President for Life." That person - that tyrant - will be an enemy of the Constitution and the American people. It has happened in other countries and other governments. The possibility was a concern to the Founding Fathers.
We have a much more effective system to overthrow the government. It's called voting. People like you are vivid examples why we need more gun control. There is no "right" to plan an armed insurrection, no matter what you believe. People who plan on or encourage violence against their fellow citizens are dangerous.
You are failing to understand. As long as the voting continues, even if your preferred side loses, and policies you oppose become law, that is fine. If some future president suspends voting, declares herself "President for Life", rules by decree without laws passed by Congress, and is backed by some meaningful portion of the military and bureaucracy, all without benefit of having changed the Constitution in the usual way to allow these actions, then that dictator is an enemy of the Constitution and the American people. That is the appropriate time for various states and the American people to take action to restore the government to its Constitutional form. Need I remind you that there were people urging President Clinton to unlawfully retain the office of President after the 2000 election? That day may never come, but it is always possible, and for some it will be an actual temptation. It is best that they know it cannot succeed.
. . . he wants to kill a guy who makes music that I enjoy and promote by putting a link to his website in the "URL" section of my profile. Oh, and rape and kill his family too.
Those things I said about "Second Amendment activists"? I rest my case.
PopeRatzo, you may recall that I frequently oppose you in strong terms. What that cretin did in threatening you and your family was vile, completely over the line, in short: evil*. He should be banned and get to explain himself to the police. If we were at a local Italian bistro, I trust you know one or two, enjoying good food and a heated discussion, and that foul creature attacked, I would gladly join in your defense with whatever was at hand. Pax. (I also relied to him separately.)
Oh, and no, he doesn't in any way represent the tens of millions of law abiding Americans that support and defend their second amendment rights any more than the Weather Underground represents ACLU members defending the first amendment.
* In the traditionally understood, completely non-ironic sense.
You should be banned, and get to explain yourself to the police. Ratzo can be tedious, but death threats are way, way over the line. You are way wrong and damage the cause you claim to support. I oppose just about everything Ratzo writes, but I would defend him against your physical attack if it came down to it and I was present. You need to rethink your life before you find yourself in prison.
I know that all the NRA fans will come up with all kinds of suggestions for why making killing easy is supposed to make the world safer, but from a very safe country where guns, even in the hands of law enforcement, are an extremely rare sight, I say: Hurray for sanity and common sense!
Attention lemmings! The lines will be forming on the coasts! Both East (NY) and West (CA)! Time to act is limited! The cliff is near! Don't be left behind!
Law abiding people won't bring guns into a "gun free zone", like schools, malls, etc. Criminals and mass murderers do so often. The results are predictable.
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Since it was illegal to export anything developed in the USA, we decided to do all our cryptography development in Shanghai, China.
It is usually more efficient to cut out the middleman.
I hope your cryptographic products aren't protecting anything important in the West.
In 1991? You better check your history again.
It takes a large amount of practical design and testing to miniaturize warheads, unless someone slipped them a stolen US or USSR/Russian set of plans. And of course there is no chance they could be fake plans.
I don't think EMP is going to be wiping tape.
How's the coast guard doing at keeping all the cocaine out of America?
Why don't you use this argument in the "assault weapon" discussions?
One of the reasons the people are so poor is because they spend so much on their military.
The main reasons they are so poor is incompetence, corruption, and hardline Stalin era communist economics that even the Chinese "to get rich is glorious" Communist Party has abandoned, and their unfortunate policy of "self-reliance." They then take the results of that mess and channel resources into the military on a high priority basis, including priority for food. They could get away with it while the Soviet Union was underwriting them, but not anymore, not without an enormous price.
In the days of Chairman Mao Zedong, capitalists were considered enemies of the state. Some business owners were persecuted and most enterprises became government property.
That changed in the 1980s and in the early 1990s when paramount leader Deng Xiaoping was said to have declared that "to get rich is glorious." A 2002 constitutional amendment established that the Communist Party henceforth would consider valid the contributions of private enterprise, therefore providing a place for private entrepreneurs in the party system. -- Defying Mao, Rich Chinese Crash the Communist Party
The US already has a working missile defense capability at a reasonable price. The spending that is bankrupting it is social welfare spending.
umm, I think they're doing this precisely because everybody already knows how much of a bully the US is. But hey, whip out your penis if you want.
US bullies?
It is strange that someone with your interest in penises has such a difficult time figuring out who the real dicks are between the two. As to world-wide? Not even close.
Even if we had a full deceleration of surrender from the N. Korean regime, the people wouldn't listen to America. Too much bitterness exists from generations of brainwashing.
I'm not so sure about that. Some things that we take for granted can be pretty eye-opening, especially to a starving people.
Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon - In addition to its original 37mm chambering, Hotchkiss cannons were also made in 47mm and 53mm
Not 50mm, but fabulous & famous: The Pom Pom Gun
More like the captain of the football team keeping a wary eye on the strange loner in a trench coat that seems to keep stirring up trouble, hangs out with bad people, spends a lot of time in a private workshop, and muttering under his breath "someday you'll all be sorry."
It is pitiful that you are trying to paint Iran as an innocent victim. Most Gulf countries live in fear of Iran and its ambition of hegemony, and it drives large arms purchases.
Like any religion, the holy book says exactly what the believer wishes it said. And if it says something different, it's an allegory meaning what the believer wishes it said.
Interesting, .... let's test that.
One of the scribes came and heard them arguing, and recognizing that He had answered them well, asked Him, “What commandment is the foremost of all?” 29Jesus answered, “The foremost is, ‘HEAR, O ISRAEL! THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE LORD; 30AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.’ 31“The second is this, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:28-31 . . . more
You might be right. Despite the clear commandment to love God and my neighbor, I interpret it as meaning that Hatta's writings have exceeded Hatta's wisdom. What do you suppose the following means?
Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise;
When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent. -- Proverbs 17:28
Might take some study and enlightenment.
The rest of us find the subject alternately funny and boring
And yet you are posting in this discussion? Does that mean you are participating in what you describe as "wanking" as well?
Just curious.
And actually, many cultures value both arms and the skill to use them well.
Happy to oblige. Many states enable various places and businesses to post their property as prohibiting firearms. This is often in conjunction with concealed carry laws. Violating the posting of a no guns allowed property is generally a criminal offense, up to a felony, and can carry a substantial penalty. So it is common for malls, churches, schools, movie theaters, and other establishments to be officially gun free zones, or what might be better described as collections of defenseless victims.
Notice he wrote "rifle", not "gun," and that is correct. As you can see here, blunt objects (hammers, clubs, etc.) were used to kill more people than rifles from 2005-2009.
The vast majority of Americans participating at Slashdot are part of the unorganized militia.
10 USC 311 - Militia: composition and classes
(a)The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard.
(b)The classes of the militia are—
(1)the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and
(2)the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia
As long as they keep voting, win or lose, yes.
If some future president decides to overthrow an election and retain power unlawfully, becoming a "President for Life." That person - that tyrant - will be an enemy of the Constitution and the American people. It has happened in other countries and other governments. The possibility was a concern to the Founding Fathers.
We have a much more effective system to overthrow the government. It's called voting. People like you are vivid examples why we need more gun control. There is no "right" to plan an armed insurrection, no matter what you believe. People who plan on or encourage violence against their fellow citizens are dangerous.
You are failing to understand. As long as the voting continues, even if your preferred side loses, and policies you oppose become law, that is fine. If some future president suspends voting, declares herself "President for Life", rules by decree without laws passed by Congress, and is backed by some meaningful portion of the military and bureaucracy, all without benefit of having changed the Constitution in the usual way to allow these actions, then that dictator is an enemy of the Constitution and the American people. That is the appropriate time for various states and the American people to take action to restore the government to its Constitutional form. Need I remind you that there were people urging President Clinton to unlawfully retain the office of President after the 2000 election? That day may never come, but it is always possible, and for some it will be an actual temptation. It is best that they know it cannot succeed.
. . . he wants to kill a guy who makes music that I enjoy and promote by putting a link to his website in the "URL" section of my profile. Oh, and rape and kill his family too.
Those things I said about "Second Amendment activists"? I rest my case.
PopeRatzo, you may recall that I frequently oppose you in strong terms. What that cretin did in threatening you and your family was vile, completely over the line, in short: evil*. He should be banned and get to explain himself to the police. If we were at a local Italian bistro, I trust you know one or two, enjoying good food and a heated discussion, and that foul creature attacked, I would gladly join in your defense with whatever was at hand. Pax. (I also relied to him separately.)
Oh, and no, he doesn't in any way represent the tens of millions of law abiding Americans that support and defend their second amendment rights any more than the Weather Underground represents ACLU members defending the first amendment.
* In the traditionally understood, completely non-ironic sense.
You should be banned, and get to explain yourself to the police. Ratzo can be tedious, but death threats are way, way over the line. You are way wrong and damage the cause you claim to support. I oppose just about everything Ratzo writes, but I would defend him against your physical attack if it came down to it and I was present. You need to rethink your life before you find yourself in prison.
I know that all the NRA fans will come up with all kinds of suggestions for why making killing easy is supposed to make the world safer, but from a very safe country where guns, even in the hands of law enforcement, are an extremely rare sight, I say: Hurray for sanity and common sense!
Rather!
Who the hell were they expecting to attack??
Probably terrorists, in general. Maybe you've heard about a problem or two, even in the UK?
Attention lemmings! The lines will be forming on the coasts! Both East (NY) and West (CA)! Time to act is limited! The cliff is near! Don't be left behind!
Law abiding people won't bring guns into a "gun free zone", like schools, malls, etc. Criminals and mass murderers do so often. The results are predictable.