Comments by "mpetersen6" (@mpetersen6) on "Whatifalthist" channel.

  1.  @andysamet4554  St one time it was one of the most corrupt cities in the US. Then the Socialists got elected and and it went to being one of the best run and corruption free cities in the US. It's been on a downhill slide since the mid 70s.
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  2. As much as l dread a nuclear war even a limited one the thing that really scares me is the use of EMPs. Just how hardened is our power grid. Our communications systems. Very few cities in the United States would have running water much less functioning potable water. And then there is the waste treatment plants. All of which require electricity to power the pumps needed. Plus the electronics that control everything would likely be fried. And then there is the transportation networks. How many cars, trucks or trains would be functional. The lucky ones would be the dead. Even without EMPs consider a "limited" nuclear war between the US and Russia. Seattle and Charleston are toast. Sub bases for boomers. How many other military bases are close to fair sized military bases. How many vital Air Force Reserve units are based at major or secondary airports. Even non combat units such as transport or refueling units are targets. Honolulu is screwed with Pearl and Hickham right next door. San Diego. The Chesapeake Bay region. That's just what i can think of for the US of the top of my head. And now for the bad news. How many nations could or will have nuclear weapons in the next ten or twenty years? IMO Iran will. Anyone who thinks they won't is delusional. The coulds. Japan. If push comes to shove they could probably have functional weapons in a year from the time they make the decision. Tiawan. They have the industrial base. They have the capability. Just making the decision could force China's hand though. Brazil. Again the industrial base. The desire. That's another matter. The EU. Even though France has nucs would the EU pursue them. They certainly have the technology base. A lot depends on if the EU holds together. Saudi Arabia. If (when imo) Iran has an arsenal its on the table. Indonesia. That I'm not sure. I'm sure there are others. The point is even in the face of sanctions and agreements North Korea got the bomb.
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  3. This world would be so different from our own its impossible to speculate on just what that world would look like
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  4. He's as real as we make him
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  5. I think one wild card that could upset any number of apple carts is the potential for a breakthrough in fusion. The joke is fusion is always 20 years away. I think we are in the last 20 years.
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  6. 40 years on and this still has a lot of relevance.
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  7. #4 brings to mind the Medieval America and its reboots on Alternatehistory.com.
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  8.  @forestofsecrets7273  Well it depends on where in Canada doesn't it. I'm south of Milwaukee and theres parts of Ontario farther south than I am.
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  9. Best book of the 20th Century? I doubt it. I really, really seriously doubt it. But to each his own i suppose.
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  10. A political note. As we face an extremely bad potential food shortage worldwide we have certain segments of society attempting to drastically reduce or eliminate certain fertilizers etc. Often with good environmental reasons due to over application and usage.
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  11. I be Iron Jack Bonny and your pirate accent is terrible. Arrrrrrrrrrrrgh!
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  12.  @Slapnuts9627  I remember my brother in law telling us about stopping for gas in Nebraska and the guy inside (pre pay at the pump) telling him "I guess the Badgers didn't do so good this year. He replied, "at least they can all read"
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  13.  @kordellswoffer1520  maybe not a civil war. But insurrection and sabotage of the facilities required to transfer any meaningful amount of water from the Great Lakes or the Mississippi Basin is highly likely.
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