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US hegemony is considered the major obstacle to world peace so that, outside of our sphere of influence, we are regarded as the rogue nation.

There's also one that makes you take all your clothes off and have severe OCD. Then there's the halitosis bomb and the flatulence bomb.

My other half is a military historian and says the antimatter weapon is not going to happen. I tried to explain why it could, but he said we'd never put that much money into the research when we have perfectly good means of annihilating ourselves already. Plus, there are cheap n nasty chemical and biological weapons.

Welcome back Puddingmouse!

Long time no see, here on WP.

It's good to be back!

I've missed interacting with people here. Now that I'm feeling better, the conversations should be good.

That's perhaps an overgeneralisation?

It's certainly not true of the UK and many other Western countries. Many people here are critical of US foreign policy and cultural hegemony, but only those on the fringes regard the US as a rogue nation.

There are many, many countries in what used to be the second and third world that see the US a positive influence on the world, or one that has mixed effects.

What you said is only true of countries where the government is opposed to US interests and controls the media and education - or where there's been a recent conflict in which the US intervened.

WOW----welcome-back, PuddingMouse!! It's been a lonnnnnnng time----I'm so glad you're feeling, better!!

Even if they find out how to make enough antimatter to make a bomb, there is no know way to store it safely, at least nothing safe enough for a device more powerful that hydrogen bombs while you store it in your country. Also, a eventual antimatter bomb wouldn't be powerful enough to destroy the Universe or even the Solar System, space is really really big.

Oh, you're right. It's theoretically possible but the hypothetical antimatter bombs currently being discussed are as powerful as current 'standard' nuclear weapons, both tactical and strategic. They would be an awful lot more expensive, for sure. I do think more powerful weapons will be possible in the future, but why would anyone want to develop them? I think humans fulfilled their need for destructive capacity when we became capable of wiping out entire civilisations in a few minutes.

Exactly.
We already have many-times-over over kill capacity with nukes. That on top of chemical, and biological weapons.

Even if we could create large quantities of antimatter it would have to be stored inside of magnetic fields (so it doesnt touch actual matter).

Way too complicated to deal with as a weapons system.

Antimatter would be great for space rockets that could take you to interstellar space, but not for any earth bound use.

Competition to have the biggest worse weapon. Why use 100 nukes to destroy Russia when it could be done by dropping one in the middle. The problem of course is where would you test a continent destroying weapon? If you don't test then you won't know if it actually works. Perhaps future weapons will be tested on the moon or mars.
It's terrible but if we humans live long enough we'd probably make a planet or solar system killing weapon. Nukes aren't going anywhere. As unfair it is I don't think the current nuclear nations should allow other nations to develop nukes. The more nations that have them the higher odds one will be used by a nation or stolen and used by terrorist.

I second what she said.

I've been dreading every single second of every single day, I'm exhausted and every square inch of my body is in pain. I'm supposed to be happy and looking forward to Mother's Day. But I terrified that won't be a Mother's Day. But I can't tell anyone. Not my parents. And the shrinks will just have me locked up and horribly medicated.

If only I could just die in my sleep so I won't suffer. If only I had the courage to end it quickly and painlessly as possible so I won't have to experience the horrors of radiation poisoning or find out if charred human flesh really does smell like roast pork... why does dying have to be so agonizing and terrifying?

WW3 will happen unless we stand and fight against the establishment.

That means you'll have to up your game, Kelly.

Seriously, apocalyptic visions have been around since Man began. And will continue to be around till the End.

We could have destroyed each other many, many times previously....but there's a survival instinct in Man...somewhere.

Yes, it's a generalization. I admit to generalizing.

These are considered satellite nations, in orbit of the sole, world, superpower, which gained it's status by destabilizing it's competitors.

I keep my stuff, here. I don't have a death wish.

The continuing energy cost to store the antimatter seems more prohibitive than the development costs.