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1. TheBill ◴[] No.27162687[source]
Hundreds of comments and no one mentions that if the three gorges dam goes it's 30%+ of china gone. A literal single ton warhead ( ballistically delivered torpedo ) would accomplish this. More likely to be a nuke but...
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2. DaiPlusPlus ◴[] No.27162694[source]
If anyone were to actually do that, China would retaliate - no rational actor would do that. And I don't think any irrational actor (ISIS?) is interested in going after China right now though...
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3. google234123 ◴[] No.27163020[source]
Exactly, there are lots of targets in lots of countries (thinking of things like nuclear plants) that would cause a similar reaction.
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4. DaiPlusPlus ◴[] No.27163031{3}[source]
I think an improvised torpedo attack against the dam is easier than attacking a nuclear plant.