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Why don't we just nuke ISIS, ISIL, whatever they're called?

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TTUVAPOR

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If the entire world is behind us in getting rid of ISIS...why not just use nuclear weaponry to make a statement?

Drop the damn A-bomb and finish it.
 
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SwiftDeath

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Use of Nuclear Weapons would turn those regions into a radioactive wasteland.

ISIS is invading innocent villages and the like where use of nuclear weapons would guarantee the deaths of probably tens to hundreds of thousands of civilians

It's a really poorly thought out suggestion
 
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Hexa

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TTUVAPOR said:
If the entire world is behind us in getting rid of ISIS...why not just use nuclear weaponry to make a statement?

Drop the damn A-bomb and finish it.
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It's not like they have a capital or any major cities that we can bomb. Its still overall a pretty guerrilla movement. Furthermore, it would have long lasting affects for the region.

They should definitely drop a couple MOABs though.
Mostly just because I think they're cool and want to see them used in actual combat, and see Russia put up or shut up with FOAB.
 
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rjinaz

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I actually hear this a lot, even from my own family. Just nuke em!

Thouands upon thousands (if not millions) of innocent people would die, and it would poison the entire region for decades. The world would never sanction such an action.
 
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Eusis

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TTUVAPOR said:
If the entire world is behind us in getting rid of ISIS...why not just use nuclear weaponry to make a statement?

Drop the damn A-bomb and finish it.
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Because we're not talking large zones where it's literally just ISIL, we're talking about places they're dominating with lots of innocent people to liberate. This is like solving a bug infestation by burning down the people, or gassing it without getting everyone out anyway.
 
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Aaron-Lagann

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Because a Nuclear weapon is one of, if not the most devestating, powerful and dangerous weapons in history that should arguably never be used no matter how dire a circumstance.
 
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Valhelm

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TTUVAPOR said:
If the entire world is behind us in getting rid of ISIS...why not just use nuclear weaponry to make a statement?

Drop the damn A-bomb and finish it.
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ISIS has about 30,000 members. The area they control is inhabited by tens of millions of people.
 
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TTUVAPOR

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I mean like a bomb that has an effect of one-mile radius. I'm sure ISIS has some sort of territory that's a one-mile radius with zero civilians.

I'm just thinking outside the box...drop some large bombs on them in areas where they are concentrated and of course limit the innocent casualties or prevent them all together if possible.
 
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That'd be a bit extreme to pull, considering ISIL troops are spaced out across a region the size of Great Britain.
 
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GrizzNKev

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My dad suggested nuking the middle east once a few years ago. I was in such disbelief that my own parent would genuinely say something like that, I started crying.
 
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Dog Problems

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TTUVAPOR said:
I mean like a bomb that has an effect of one-mile radius. I'm sure ISIS has some sort of territory that's a one-mile radius with zero civilians.

I'm just thinking outside the box...drop some large bombs on them in areas where they are concentrated and of course limit the innocent casualties or prevent them all together if possible.
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There's still the issue of land becoming radioactive.
 
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Prez

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If only you could just concentrate all of IS in a 5km radius. Even then a nuke would be terrible idea and you could easily bomb them without nukes.

You don't really know much about anything, do you?

TTUVAPOR said:
I mean like a bomb that has an effect of one-mile radius. I'm sure ISIS has some sort of territory that's a one-mile radius with zero civilians.

I'm just thinking outside the box...drop some large bombs on them in areas where they are concentrated and of course limit the innocent casualties or prevent them all together if possible.
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Okay this proves your ignorance. In a territory that small you could take them out with ease using conventional warfare.
 
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acrid

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While I truly agree with your sentiment, the lost innocents and collateral damage would be beyond catastrophic. Granted this is rational thought, and "we" (US/EU) nations would not do this. Putin on the other hand......
 
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SwiftDeath

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TTUVAPOR said:
I mean like a bomb that has an effect of one-mile radius. I'm sure ISIS has some sort of territory that's a one-mile radius with zero civilians.

I'm just thinking outside the box...drop some large bombs on them in areas where they are concentrated and of course limit the innocent casualties or prevent them all together if possible.
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You would never ever use a nuclear device to do that. And I assure you the targeted strikes that are underway or planned will be close to what you suggest but non-nuclear
 
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