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    Food stock at home ! WW3

    I know some guys who have started storing grains like rice and pasta in empty 2L soda bottles. What I see is that people around their circle of friends see them as crazy people with serious psychological problems.I went to ask one of them why the hell he was doing food storage in home; he honestly told me with conviction that he believes in WW3 and that this will reach every country in the world the repercussions of the war . To me it sounds a bit exaggerated on his part, I think he's too worked up about it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Davi Meireles View Post
    I know some guys who have started storing grains like rice and pasta in empty 2L soda bottles. What I see is that people around their circle of friends see them as crazy people with serious psychological problems.I went to ask one of them why the hell he was doing food storage in home; he honestly told me with conviction that he believes in WW3 and that this will reach every country in the world the repercussions of the war . To me it sounds a bit exaggerated on his part, I think he's too worked up about it.
    I could understand having some food and water at home for things like in case of a hurricane or earthquake (or some sort of realistic natural disaster like that), but going all crazy with the preps is way too far. I used to be in to doing "prepping," so I'm not saying I was ever free from sin. But realistically, if WW3 were to happen and nukes were flying everywhere, we'd probably all die from either the blasts or the resulting radiation poisoning within a few days.

    And on top of that, we probably wouldn't want to live in a post-apocalypse world anyways. If I had to eat nothing but canned foods and unflavored rice for the rest of my life and didn't even have a flush toilet to take care of the "aftermath" of eating canned food, count me out.

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    I agree it is a very good idea to have things on hand including 25 year shelf life MREs and bottled water. There are other things that should be included though, like a small gas powered grill with extra propane, a stash of lighters, solar powered phone charger, a high power suppressed pellet air rifle for hunting small game & various canned food items like chillie and tuna.

    ive also got multiple 5 lb bags of protein powder & some paper plates, plastic cups & plastic forks & knives from costco so in the event that power/water goes out and the stores are closed for an extended period of time i wont have to waste water cleaning dishes.

    dont get me wrong though, im not living in some kind of fantasy world where i think a SHTF scenario would be cool and id live off my prep stash, but the covid lockdowns were a real eye opener for me. you need to have things on hand because its entirely possible something similar could happen again where the stores would be cleaned out the option of buying fresh food would not be available

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    Quote Originally Posted by Honkey_Kong View Post
    I could understand having some food and water at home for things like in case of a hurricane or earthquake (or some sort of realistic natural disaster like that), but going all crazy with the preps is way too far. I used to be in to doing "prepping," so I'm not saying I was ever free from sin. But realistically, if WW3 were to happen and nukes were flying everywhere, we'd probably all die from either the blasts or the resulting radiation poisoning within a few days.

    And on top of that, we probably wouldn't want to live in a post-apocalypse world anyways. If I had to eat nothing but canned foods and unflavored rice for the rest of my life and didn't even have a flush toilet to take care of the "aftermath" of eating canned food, count me out.
    Do you think there would be use of nuclear weapons in WW3?

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    It never hurts to keep the pantry stocked. Freeze dried food are convenient and last for a long time

    It doesn't have to be a war that would necessitate the need for a food and medicine stash

    A truckers' strike or dockworkers' strike could potentially cause shortages.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Davi Meireles View Post
    Do you think there would be use of nuclear weapons in WW3?
    I don't believe we're ever going to see "nuclear war," unless we count what the US did to Japan in WW2. No country with nuclear weapons is set to gain anything by using them or even by conquering the other "nuclear powers" with a conventional war.


    Realistically, a natural disaster or what Almost Gone said is a hell of a lot more likely than a nuclear war. Having power and/or water knocked out or limited access to food and TP for a few weeks to a few months is more likely than the end of the world.

    And like I said, if the apocalypse came, why would you even want to live in that world?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Davi Meireles View Post
    Do you think there would be use of nuclear weapons in WW3?
    All it takes is one or two rogue nukes from a loose canon like North Korea and possibly Iran, to set off a domino effect that really doesn’t require a WW3 to have preceded it. And once that starts, it’s game over for the Northern Hemisphere. And from what I’ve read, trying to ride it out is not that desirable. Why worry really, lol?

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    Quote Originally Posted by wango View Post
    All it takes is one or two rogue nukes from a loose canon like North Korea and possibly Iran, to set off a domino effect that really doesn’t require a WW3 to have preceded it. And once that starts, it’s game over for the Northern Hemisphere. And from what I’ve read, trying to ride it out is not that desirable. Why worry really, lol?

    The Koreans are on Russian soil, it seems to me that now Joe has released long-range missile strikes against Russian territory. I'm not really worried about this war and I'm not even paranoid about hoarding food. That makes me look crazy. I would even agree to stockpile food if it were a COVID situation or a new pandemic. BUT it seems that South America is the safest area to live in a world conflict, I even think that many Europeans etc would take refuge here


    In a nuclear attack on Europe everyone would immigrate here, at least that's what I think.
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    Quote Originally Posted by wango View Post
    All it takes is one or two rogue nukes from a loose canon like North Korea and possibly Iran, to set off a domino effect that really doesn’t require a WW3 to have preceded it.

    Is it true that what they are saying is true? Hearing that the US and NATO are looking to send nuclear weapons to Ukraine

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    Actually, Ukraine is proposing the they be allowed to join NATO and try to negotiate a cessation of hostilities with Russia.

    Will it happen? I'm not confident that Putin would accept that.

    Also, I really don't believe that Ukraine would be provided with nuclear weapons not even tactical nuclear weapons.

    There's just too much of a risk of nuclear reprisal and that would probably lead to MAD as Honkey K and Wango mentioned.

    You have to really scrutinize the info that media is putting out there. The vast majority of media quit reporting actual news and are posting anything to generate more income and views.
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    Quote Originally Posted by wango View Post
    All it takes is one or two rogue nukes from a loose canon like North Korea and possibly Iran, to set off a domino effect that really doesn’t require a WW3 to have preceded it. And once that starts, it’s game over for the Northern Hemisphere. And from what I’ve read, trying to ride it out is not that desirable. Why worry really, lol?
    I agree. If a nuke/nukes were launched at the US, I really hope I'm at ground zero.
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    I believe that with Donald Trump's return to the US presidency, he will be able to resolve this conflict between Ukraine and Russia. He has already mentioned this, but it seems that Biden is going for it. path in reverse with long-range missile shipments and released to attack Russia. I honestly don't watch videos on YouTube about WW3 anymore because most of the crap there is a lie so the channels can get views.

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    Koreans are being massacred in Ukraine, they are being served to Putin as butcher meat. The crazy fat dictator of North Korea still continues to send his army to die without any mercy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Davi Meireles View Post
    The Koreans are on Russian soil, it seems to me that now Joe has released long-range missile strikes against Russian territory. I'm not really worried about this war and I'm not even paranoid about hoarding food. That makes me look crazy. I would even agree to stockpile food if it were a COVID situation or a new pandemic. BUT it seems that South America is the safest area to live in a world conflict, I even think that many Europeans etc would take refuge here


    In a nuclear attack on Europe everyone would immigrate here, at least that's what I think.
    As it’s been said above; it’s always smart to be prepared for emergencies & natural disasters, that’s not crazy at all.

    Australia would be another “safe” area. But honestly, the stockpile of food and fresh water would have last for years. And survival would seem to be every man for themselves - not an enviable way to live. Like AG stated, my wife and I would prefer to go out fast.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Davi Meireles View Post
    I believe that with Donald Trump's return to the US presidency, he will be able to resolve this conflict between Ukraine and Russia. He has already mentioned this, but it seems that Biden is going for it. path in reverse with long-range missile shipments and released to attack Russia. I honestly don't watch videos on YouTube about WW3 anymore because most of the crap there is a lie so the channels can get views.
    Davi, the USA has a very long history of resisting communist expansion, Biden is performing business as usual. Vietnam, Korea, Cuba, Central America, assisting Afghanistan against Russia, siding with Taiwan - it’s who we’ve been as a nation. Let’s see what happens with Trump. My guess is seceding land & a Trump guarantee that we wound not vote to let them into NATO would do the trick for Putin. If we stop sending military aid, it’s likely the best scenario for Western Ukraine as well, imo.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wango View Post
    Davi, the USA has a very long history of resisting communist expansion, Biden is performing business as usual. Vietnam, Korea, Cuba, Central America, assisting Afghanistan against Russia, siding with Taiwan - it’s who we’ve been as a nation. Let’s see what happens with Trump. My guess is seceding land & a Trump guarantee that we wound not vote to let them into NATO would do the trick for Putin. If we stop sending military aid, it’s likely the best scenario for Western Ukraine as well, imo.


    I certainly think it would be a lot for Ukraine if Trump could calm the situation down. I think Putin would agree to stop the war if there was an agreement that prohibited Ukraine from joining NATO. Ukrainians also have grievances from the past, the Soviet regime was merciless. Rumors that NATO countries such as France, England, Germany, Poland, Sweden, etc., are wanting to take WW3 seriously with the threat of sending fighters to Ukraine. Man, I know Putin is a little crazy, but what impresses me is self-control and emotional balance that he has as a leader he could press the button to destroy the world in less than 2 seconds but he knows there would be retaliation. So, I see him as a madman still with sanity, but if they attack within Russian soil I think his patience may run out. IT WOULD be better to resolve this conflict within the diplomatic field

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    I was seeing in the newspapers doing my own research, that Asian countries are wanting to invent an Asian NATO. To protect themselves from Russia, North Korea etc. I think that wouldn't be a good thing idea.another big problem for Russia, since they don't want Ukraine to join NATO.

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    Japan after years will wake up, and they are arming themselves warily

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