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  1. Technothriller Question: Non-Muslims aiding Islamic Fundamentalism

    The idea of the various "I hate America" groups making common cause has been discussed more than once. The fact that a lot of them hate each other more than the U.S. is an obstacle that many can't breach (fortunately). A second, and perhaps more useful, throttle on these groups is that most...
  2. America without the civil war

    Eventually some state, part of some state, or group of states will attempt to secede. Without the Civil War as a precedent, the United States may well wind up Balkanized well before World War II. If not then, Viet Nam might have done the job. Unfortunately, it seems likely that slavery would...
  3. WI Operation Finlandia (war between Sweden/Finland)?

    If it happens in the 2000-2006 era the United States gets involved, mucking things up for everyone. (Why? Like we need a reason these days:mad: ) Actually, I do know why the United States would get involved! Cell phone supply & Volvo (now part of Ford Motor Company). Got keep those Nokia...
  4. Doomsday Asteroid discovered in 50s

    Long term investment plumments? Religions either soar in power or disappear altogether, depending on their end of the world beliefs? The space race becomes the all consuming passion of the planet. The USSR & US cooperate to try to destroy the coming threat. Likely all the energy spent on...
  5. 911 in 1937

    Thanks for the correction. I KNEW I was screwing it up, but I couldn't remember what I was doing wrong!:o As far as the TL, the difficulty I see is finding a NGO that has a sufficient beef with the U.S. to try terrorism on a grand scale. If a nation-state does it, it is just a sneak attack &...
  6. 911 in 1937

    Um.... A 767 weighs 190,000 pounds more than the Hindenberg at full load. Roughly 43% more energy imparted + The 767 was traveling at 4-5 times the possible max speed of the Hindenberg at the point of contact. 400-500% more energy imparted. = 715% greater impact energy (apologies...
  7. Without an Eclipse: Higher goes the Rising Sun

    Hmmm... Besides the fact that the Japanese economic expansion continuing violates every law of economics that exists (sorry, but the entire premise is ASB), let's take a look here... 1986 - What saves Challenger? 1989 - When did Japan overturn the Constitution? Full deck carriers are an...
  8. The War of Mexican Intervention? (~1995)

    I would point out that the caliber of a EM weapon is far less important than that of a conventional cannon. Active defense would be of little use against a railgun projectile as it travels at a noteworthy fraction of the speed of light, this is what gives the weapon such a powerful impact. Of...
  9. The War of Mexican Intervention? (~1995)

    Actually, powered armor, provided a sufficiently light weight power source with 12 hours or greater endurance is possible, would rather quickly make any armored vehicle this side of Hammer's Slammers dead meat. Any manned vehicle is bound to be at least as tall as a man in a power suit, and a...
  10. WHat if it was proven beyond a doubt, that the US Govt assasinated Kennedy?

    Given the quality & deep thought displayed in this "What If" you should be profoundly grateful that someone responded at all. Reasonable and/or well thought out ATL's get the same quality of response. Slap-dash ALT = Short shrift responses. Sort of a GIGO mechanism.
  11. Gotta love what kinds of losers these French are.....

    The irony of this is striking. I have noted several of the board's members who would normally be delighted to fire an off-handed shot at France (myself included) just for shits & giggles taking other to task for impuning the courage & commitment of the French people. Now, despite all the...
  12. 1991/92 Velvet Civil War

    Well, damn me for mentioning Islam without throwing in every other religious group in the region. :rolleyes: Maybe I should have pointed out every other possible religious group that might want to have a go?:mad: Is it okay that I mentioned the two alphabets without including arabic?:mad...
  13. 1991/92 Velvet Civil War

    Why would that happen? :rolleyes: No massive religious differences (last time I checked no major Muslim minority lives in either state), which was what cause about 90% of the Balkan unpleasantness (the rest being left over WW II "you did!" No! You did" stupidity). Hell, the two sides ever used...
  14. The Moon Destroyed during the Black Death

    WAY more than one. However, even one would likely be sufficent to wipe Homo Sapiens from the tally books once & for all.:eek:
  15. The Moon Destroyed during the Black Death

    No moon? No problem. The Black Death isn't even remembered. Neither is the loss of the Moon. Why? Humanity is EXTINCT!:eek: Afer that? No one TOO care.:p A single 6 mile (10 km) asteroid destroyed most life on the Earth. Now you will have hundreds of them smacking the planet for...
  16. Hitler Shot in Munich

    WW II was inevitable, the "end" of the Great War ensured that. WW II was actually the second half of WW I, the part where things actually got settled. The Allies screwed up at the end of the 1st war by leaving all the wounds still open and territories hanging in space. Diplomacy was never...
  17. Arab Confederation Army

    Those would be battalions & heavy companies. Even with this change you are still talking 700,000 or more ground troops (+ 450,000 more for your fleet & air arms), with only 79 million people overall. This gives you a force 33% the size of the PRC with 6% of the population. WHY? As Ramp-rat...
  18. July 20 Plot

    Hitler dead! New Nazi IN CHARGE? Same war, same outcome. Just a different SOB to be 1st in the dock at Nuremberg. As long as the Nazi's were in charge, no one backs off. If the allies (including the USSR) get a whiff of the camps before a non-Nazi group takes control, nothing on Earth...
  19. July 20 Plot

    Sure that the June invasion despite the treaty (Stalin, had, for a tyrant, a pretty good record on treaties), slaughter of millions of Soviet citizens, murder of his commissars, personal hatred of Hitler, political hatred of the fascist system, mad desire for revenge & compulsive paranoia...
  20. Gotta love what kinds of losers these French are.....

    Wow! A draw in the War of American Independence? I was thinking the same thing last night when I was singing God Save the Queen before the hockey game. Oh, that's right, it was The Star Spangled Banner. So much for the draw theory.:rolleyes: France caused its greatest enemy to lose the...
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