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wah_wah_wah posted...

DrizztLink posted...

masterpug53 posted...

On the other hand, if cities all across America suddenly start blowing up right at the height of nuclear tension, the President and his cabinet aren't going to sit around and 'wait for the energy signature,' or however the movie writes it off - nukes are going to fly in a heartbeat, which is exactly the outcome Ozzy's plan is designed to prevent. Just because the movie's revision is simpler doesn't make it more logical or effective.

But don't they see it as Manhattan from the getgo?

Pretty sure I remember that.

Even then this point doesn't make sense. I dont think it is entirely stupid to think that the American government would wait to see who attacked before they attacked back. Why would they immediately attack Russia and then risk further retaliation from Russia with all of its thousands of nuclear weapons, if Russia wasnt involved at all?

I can't remember the particulars, but there's a real-life horror story involving a former president's cabinet (Ford or Carter era, I think) being seconds away from calling in a nuclear retaliation based on what turned out to be a training video, which was thankfully noticed by a general who walked into the room at the last second. This is historically not a scenario where the powers that be can afford to wait around for all the facts to come in.
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