this following text is on a global level thinking. i am not debating on whether its good or not and i understand not wanting/wanting troops stationed for some social/economical reasons in japan.
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and so. i dont get it...why the F* any of you still care about this military BS about who is proctecting who?
on avarage USA, Russia both have 6 000 nukes. uk ~300 and then some countrys have them in 50 or so numbers.
so. when itr starts - you really think it is going to matter which side you are on? or how much nukes your country has or whos soldiers are stationed there? seriously?
in 1995 gorbochow (russian president) had his hand on the nuke button because of usa satelite flying over norway thougt to be a nuke. he didnt press it because he was drunk at the time...you think next time will be lucky?
get it over with. there wont be any winners. no "right" side to chose from.
here is a cool video about who has them and what a single one will do to NY city.
YouTube - GOOD: Nuclear Weapons