Nobody's nuking half the country. Why would you irradiate the land you're trying to conquer? Also, that would have to be a LOT of nuclear bombs and would lead to global nuclear annihilation.
Are you American? Have you been to America? This country is mind-bendingly huge with literally every type of climate and geography. Frankly it takes like 5+ hours to fly across the country with a lot of lateral space. You would need thousands and thousands of planes and pilots to even attempt an air invasion. Not to mention the thousands of miles of ocean between us and the rest of the world.
We also have a gigantic -- maybe the biggest -- stockpile of weapons on the planet. If things get as loose as we're suggesting, I'd estimate it would be giant blocs of militias holding ground.
All-out warfare in the modern area is all about disabling your enemy with first strike nuclear capability. Hypothetically if China or some other country wanted to attack us, it would start with a nuclear strike on key cities and bases to disable our chain of command and make it difficult or impossible to retaliate. Obviously if they failed they would pay dearly but if it was successful and they manage to evade our early detection system, we'd be mostly helpless from that point forward.
The primary targets would be places like Washington D.C., The Pentagon and any nuclear silos or nuclear capable ships or submarines that they know about. Secondary targets would be the various forts and other non-nuclear military installations across the country. Third would be major cities in key states where there's a strong state government, police force and national guard. Fourth would probably be power-plants across the country, although this might not be necessary.
Once this is done, the only purpose for a ground invasion at this point would be to take our natural resources --- oil, mineral deposits, farmland, forestry, etc. -- which are massive. This obviously requires a huge effort to control these areas, but they may try if it's important enough. That said, yes, I agree any ground invasion of this sort would most likely ultimately fail due to the tremendous resistance from a well-armed populace.
Yeah, I'm not too worried about the US. Any army that would stretch their supply line 5000 miles and across an ocean onto incredibly hostile territory -- including a type of urban and suburban warfare that has never been approached before -- is going to die before the tail makes it to land.
It all depends on the first strike. This isn't like Pearl Harbor. We live in an age of hyper-sonic intercontinental ballistic missiles that can destroy entire cities at a time. Air invasions wouldn't even be necessary except to mop up any resistance afterwards.
I'm not trying to scare anyone; this is all hypothetical after all. I'm just explaining how it could be done. I think people are too complacent and take our military strength for granted. It's important to realize that while our technological prowess remains unmatched in the world, Leftists have been working hard to weaken us by purging the ranks of anyone who doesn't think like them, removing leadership who oppose their idiotic social justice programs and even kicking out soldiers who refuse the vaccine mandates.
You can have all the military technology in the world, but when your soldiers and generals are Leftists who hate our country anyways, are they really going to put their lives on the line and do what is necessary to win? Even if they were willing, are they capable? I sincerely doubt it.
Your doomsday scenario only plays out if our entire country is dependant on chain of command at the federal level. It is not.
If a nuclear strike hit our capitol, pretty sure whoever fired it won't be alive much longer to retaliate further, much less strike.
Also, you keep ignoring the physical size of the country. Someone in Wyoming won't be affected directly if a nuclear bomb destroys NYC. The whole country doesn't hinge on one or two cities.
It seems you really want America to be as pathetic as our retard media portrays us. We are not. If our stupid federal gov't falls we have states rights and would love on from there.
Your doomsday scenario only plays out if our entire country is dependant on chain of command at the federal level. It is not.
If a nuclear strike hit our capitol, pretty sure whoever fired it won't be alive much longer to retaliate further, much less strike.
Let's assume there are a handful of nuclear missile silos in North Dakota that are completely safe from the attack. Do you really think the silo commander is going to pick a target and give the order to fire the nukes by himself? These nukes require a chain of command by design so this is virtually impossible. What about an airbase? Is the base commander going to sortie all the fighters on his own without clear orders or objectives? It's not likely.
The intention of the strike would be to hit all of the primary targets simultaneously, so it's not like any significant portion of the command structure would remain after the initial strike, and even if it did, communications would be severely affected so it probably wouldn't matter. It would be up to low level commanders to make BIG decisions in a short period of time with very little information all on their own without being able to coordinate with anyone else in the command structure.
Also, you keep ignoring the physical size of the country. Someone in Wyoming won't be affected directly if a nuclear bomb destroys NYC. The whole country doesn't hinge on one or two cities.
You're absolutely correct. The average person living in a rural area or less populated state probably wouldn't even know the attack was happening at first, and they may not even be directly affected at all. I'm not sure how this is relevant though.
It seems you really want America to be as pathetic as our retard media portrays us. We are not. If our stupid federal gov't falls we have states rights and would love on from there.
I'm sorry if I hit a nerve. I'm just trying to be realistic about how a hypothetical scenario could play out. I obviously don't want any of this to happen.
All-out warfare in the modern area is all about disabling your enemy with first strike nuclear capability. Hypothetically if China or some other country wanted to attack us, it would start with a nuclear strike on key cities and bases to disable our chain of command and make it difficult or impossible to retaliate. Obviously if they failed they would pay dearly but if it was successful and they manage to evade our early detection system, we'd be mostly helpless from that point forward.
The primary targets would be places like Washington D.C., The Pentagon and any nuclear silos or nuclear capable ships or submarines that they know about. Secondary targets would be the various forts and other non-nuclear military installations across the country. Third would be major cities in key states where there's a strong state government, police force and national guard. Fourth would probably be power-plants across the country, although this might not be necessary.
Once this is done, the only purpose for a ground invasion at this point would be to take our natural resources --- oil, mineral deposits, farmland, forestry, etc. -- which are massive. This obviously requires a huge effort to control these areas, but they may try if it's important enough. That said, yes, I agree any ground invasion of this sort would most likely ultimately fail due to the tremendous resistance from a well-armed populace.
It all depends on the first strike. This isn't like Pearl Harbor. We live in an age of hyper-sonic intercontinental ballistic missiles that can destroy entire cities at a time. Air invasions wouldn't even be necessary except to mop up any resistance afterwards.
I'm not trying to scare anyone; this is all hypothetical after all. I'm just explaining how it could be done. I think people are too complacent and take our military strength for granted. It's important to realize that while our technological prowess remains unmatched in the world, Leftists have been working hard to weaken us by purging the ranks of anyone who doesn't think like them, removing leadership who oppose their idiotic social justice programs and even kicking out soldiers who refuse the vaccine mandates.
You can have all the military technology in the world, but when your soldiers and generals are Leftists who hate our country anyways, are they really going to put their lives on the line and do what is necessary to win? Even if they were willing, are they capable? I sincerely doubt it.
Your doomsday scenario only plays out if our entire country is dependant on chain of command at the federal level. It is not.
If a nuclear strike hit our capitol, pretty sure whoever fired it won't be alive much longer to retaliate further, much less strike.
Also, you keep ignoring the physical size of the country. Someone in Wyoming won't be affected directly if a nuclear bomb destroys NYC. The whole country doesn't hinge on one or two cities.
It seems you really want America to be as pathetic as our retard media portrays us. We are not. If our stupid federal gov't falls we have states rights and would love on from there.
Let's assume there are a handful of nuclear missile silos in North Dakota that are completely safe from the attack. Do you really think the silo commander is going to pick a target and give the order to fire the nukes by himself? These nukes require a chain of command by design so this is virtually impossible. What about an airbase? Is the base commander going to sortie all the fighters on his own without clear orders or objectives? It's not likely.
The intention of the strike would be to hit all of the primary targets simultaneously, so it's not like any significant portion of the command structure would remain after the initial strike, and even if it did, communications would be severely affected so it probably wouldn't matter. It would be up to low level commanders to make BIG decisions in a short period of time with very little information all on their own without being able to coordinate with anyone else in the command structure.
You're absolutely correct. The average person living in a rural area or less populated state probably wouldn't even know the attack was happening at first, and they may not even be directly affected at all. I'm not sure how this is relevant though.
I'm sorry if I hit a nerve. I'm just trying to be realistic about how a hypothetical scenario could play out. I obviously don't want any of this to happen.