Our biggest enemies are within...

@strasbourgeois1

Жыл бұрын

Should a second American Civil War occur, it’ll end the same way the first did.

@jamesmichael3609

Жыл бұрын

Correct. United we are undefeatable, so we are attacked from within.

@mcr0062

Жыл бұрын

Couldn’t disagree they are republicans and democrats especially the elderly ones

@jaredf6205

Жыл бұрын

Yep, the Y'allQaeda have infiltrated law enforcement.

@Puddlef1sh

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the fascists are trying to come back real hard. We have more guns than people here, shits gonna pop off at some point. The religious zealots and neo-nazis have no idea how well the left is armed.

The trivia bit that always makes me chuckle: The largest air force in the world is the United States Air Force. The 2nd largest air force? The United States Navy.

I live in the Appalachian Mountains. No way to cross but on the roads, which will be guarded by a lot of hyper-patriotic folk armed to the teeth. There's more thermal sights in civilian hands in West Virginia than in the Soviet military, I reckon. They'd probably do things like block the way at choke points, using their tractors to move large trees, and then sniping the enemy when they stop to remove the blockage. Stuff like that.

@tyreedillard

Жыл бұрын

You got that right. I use to live in Southern WV and you are definitely telling the truth. I first learned how to shoot from my grandmother in WV, and my Grandfather use to have a Czech Sks and an M1 I use to love to shoot. The Appalachian population from WV, TN, VA, and NC could reek havoc on any invading army.

@wiijjdog

Жыл бұрын

Armed civilians in the US are just as much as a threat if not more to a potential invading force that's for sure. It's kind of the same problem the US had in Afghanistan of not being able to tell who the enemy is, as it could potentially be anyone

@rovers141

Жыл бұрын

@@wiijjdog except there wouldn't be many, if any civilians in the open if China or Russia were invading, and if there were then they would take much more extreme measures than we or our allies did in middle east. Another difference is that we weren't there to invade, we were hunting. Meaning we allowed civilians to conduct their business as much as possible while focusing on hunting the Taliban or other terrorists, this allowed them to hide amongst civilians. An invasive force would take control of everything and everyone. We would all be killed or imprisoned, or they would impose some sort of extreme martial law to control civilians. But personally I think they would herd us all into prison camps. That's probably the smartest thing for them to do.

@andrewfalcon7899

Жыл бұрын

@@rovers141 you sound like you dont arm yourself, its your right to own a firearm so make sure to use your rights, i for one would never let some other country come in and prison me I will never be laid on my knees by the enemy for any reason id rather die with freedom then live any life for another country in a jail cell as a prisoner, there are hundreds of thousands like me, I wouldn't want to be drafted to another country to fight a pointless war, but if another country chooses to fuck with us I will fight to my last breath to make sure America continues to be free

@joannalynn3848

Жыл бұрын

@@rovers141 Then why are you telling them this?

Fun Fact: There are more hunters in the USA, than in all the world's armies, COMBINED. And that's just the hunters.

@lethalwolf7455

Жыл бұрын

I backed off a break in and shot him, I think I got his shoulder. We are all armed

@doomjuice.1652

8 ай бұрын

Imagine being that one Chinese soldier and then you hear a boom and one of your buddies is dead shooting at nothing and then get shot

The fact that the US has an armed citizenry is something our likely opponents have little, if any experience with. The is a quote inadvertently credited to Yamamoto, but nonetheless true, "When you invade the United States, expect to find a rifle behind every blade of grass."

@vladg832

Жыл бұрын

This is a misquote / not a real quote fyi. Not throwing shade, just saying. With that in mind, the amount of people who are strapped here is insane. I was getting fingerprinted by a lady from New Jersey (for a CCW) and she told me that she processes hundreds per day.

@CaseyinTexas

Жыл бұрын

@@vladg832I actually live in Texas. I got a license to carry before constitutional carry was passed, but does allow me to purchase firearms and take them home the same day.

@claregale9011

Жыл бұрын

Ever heard of drones , missiles etc

@n.d.m.515

Жыл бұрын

@@claregale9011 Agreed. Those very much helped the US win the Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War, Afghanistan War, and the War on Terror.

@CaseyinTexas

Жыл бұрын

@@vladg832 I know it was a misquote and not real. That was why I said inadvertently attributed to Yamamoto. But you have to still agree given the number of guns in civilian hands, it's somewhat true.

American here, we love our friends “across the pond”, Cheers!

two years ago a Russian missile was seen launching but the ship capturing the footage was an american fishing boat. it was from a Russian war ship. The whole thing was captured on camera by the discovery channel during the deadliest catch. it scared the heck out of everyone and was considered an act of war according to several treaties. The sighting was reported and the fishing boat retreated back to port. It gave everyone in Alaska a very big scare.

@debbylou5729

Жыл бұрын

Why would they bomb the area closest to themselves?

@Tyujhgfgffgufgfguvuyvugvugvugv

Жыл бұрын

When? I live in Alaska and never heard of a missile launching but the only thing that happened was a Russian Military aircraft flew over Alaska and the F-22 responded and escort them to the Military airport here in Alaska.

@kimnagy-james1561

Жыл бұрын

I saw that episode also! It was quite a shock to even see it let alone what it could do to us!

@Dannyedelman4231

Жыл бұрын

@@Tyujhgfgffgufgfguvuyvugvugvugv it was in 2021 type in deadliest catch missile launch

@Dannyedelman4231

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/lZ-rlpJtnZTKdps.html

4:20 - "I want a tank"...Trying to picture Mille driving a tank between parked cars down those tight streets asking James, "Am I good on your side"? 😆

@spike3082

Жыл бұрын

Funny thing is when Millie said that it wasn't showing a tank but a M113 Armored Personnel Carrier or APC for short or as my unit nicknamed it sardine can on tracks lol spent many hours couped up in 1 of those

@sandraleigh4023

Жыл бұрын

@@spike3082 You just made me hyperventilate....

@joshjones6072

Жыл бұрын

Haha

@steventhompson9086

Жыл бұрын

Just come to NC for $400 USD you can rent a tank Mr. Beast did.

@MotoroidARFC

Жыл бұрын

She ought to contact that guy who has an Alvis Scorpion tank and once drove it to a petrol station. He's in Britain.

It has proved that Russian influence had no effect

You guys should check out a video by Reallifelore called “Why geography made the US ridiculously OP”

Your video reminded me of the movie "War Games" from the '80's. The war games computer (Joshua) ran nuclear simulations before stating, "Strange game. The only winning move is not to play." Being as young as you are, there is a chance you haven't seen it, or even heard of it! 🙂 Worth watching if you haven't seen it...

@bobgordon5616

Жыл бұрын

that thought crossed my mind as well

@marygarrison9882

Жыл бұрын

When she said just don't do it "Shall we play a game" popped in my head lol

@chuckfina5388

Жыл бұрын

A Cold War classic. As well as the original Red Dawn.

@stephendavis4241

Жыл бұрын

2nd on the movie "War Games" no need to do a reaction video, just watch. This was the first total annihilation movie showing how dangerous nuclear war tension was during the cold war era. The childhood memories of sitting with your head tucked between your legs and covering your head with your hands if the threat was real seems unreal now. Hope we never get to DEFCON 1.

@edkerr6441

Жыл бұрын

"How about a nice game of chess?"

Great reaction! I was in grade school during the Cuban missile crisis. We were sent home from school and I prepared to die as I watched live TV coverage as Russian ships approached the American blockade. It is true that a lot of Americans have lost faith in our elections, but not in the democratic process or in America itself. I really enjoy your channel. Keep going strong.

(16:49) We were taught "Civil Defence" when I was in school. Even then (early '70s), we were told we had, at most, 20 minutes to find a fallout shelter from first alarm.

@donnabrockable

Жыл бұрын

I remember in the 60's they made us hide under our desks LOL

@turdfurgeson4943

Жыл бұрын

They made us do 2 things. Either hide under desks or run to the hallway and squat in the corner single file with hands over our heads. In retrospect that was only to be able to somewhat easily identify us.

@drewwar9344

Жыл бұрын

​@Turd Furgeson Yeah but all of that was lies If you're Near the definition of a nuke the shock wave by itself would have ablitteraided buildings That's not mentioning they fall out

@drewwar9344

Жыл бұрын

What fall out shelters I don't think we have any national shelters the most we have are private citizens

Do not forget Mr and Mrs Beesley, having an ally, a friend, and kith and kin in Britain is a great asset.

The short answer is yes. There's a couple places you can shoot a tank here in the US. Another fun fact: you can own and drive one on the roads here. I think most states require you to remove the weapons from it and use rubber tracks instead of metal tracks to avoid damaging the roads as much, but yes, you can legally drive a tank to church in the morning if that's your thing. ;)

It's like Einstein said, "I know not with which weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV shall be fought with sticks and stones".

You can sometimes buy an older decommissioned US tank, Humvee, jeep and other military equipment for Millie at a US government auction. Most buyers for the tanks are state, and local civic organizations who use them as monuments, or for parades, etc. Some buyers are private collectors. There might be a lot of hoops to jump through to export it to Jersey tho.

@christianoliver3572

Жыл бұрын

But you can't own the shells for the main gun or 50+ Cal ammo unless you're in Nevada or Louisiana.

@stubbystudios9811

Жыл бұрын

It’s also law that you take out the ability to fire the cannon barrel unless you are using it for tank range purposes

@joshjones6072

Жыл бұрын

Haha yeah, an Ambrams tank driving around in a field in Jersey would be funny 😂

@christianoliver3572

Жыл бұрын

@@joshjones6072 It would be funnier in Upstate NY

@tyreedillard

Жыл бұрын

@@joshjones6072 Very seriously doubt you can find a decommissioned Ambrams. Decommissioned tanks would be an old Sherman tank, or something older. Most likely a Vietnam era light tank that the Marines used back then for infatry support

Don't forget we also have naval and military bases throughout the Pacific they'd have to deal with. Never leave an enemy force behind you.

You can own a tank in The Us

@midnightrunner684

Жыл бұрын

I used to own a 1972 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser 9 passenger station wagon with a 455 4 barrel ...Now Talk about a Tank .M.A.G.A

@pollypurree1834

Жыл бұрын

I knew someone in Connecticut who had tanks and jeeps in his backyard

It tickles me when you say, "That's mental!" It's the equivalent of us saying, "That's crazy!" 😅

UK and the WORLD should ABSOLUTELY remember that here in the US *We are NOT and NEVER have been a Democracy* . We ARE a Representative Republic. There is a huge difference kids.

"The only winning move is to not play at all."-War Games on Nuclear War.

17 million veterans , several million of them are combat veterans , and you figure we have hunters in all 50 states, all marksman , and there are about 50 million of them . The numbers say just don't ! Oh yeah , I got a real laugh , one of these said to try to invade Texas. My answer to that was "Good Luck" .

@armynurseboy

Жыл бұрын

And even the ones who didn't see combat likely still remember how to do what Uncle Sam spent millions training them to do.....

James you're pretty close on the gun ownership in the United States, there's actually 120 firearms for every 100 people so yeah we're packing, I personally own 23 firearms of different caliber and gauges

@GenXfrom75

Жыл бұрын

I only own 5! I need to catch up 🤣💞

@JustMe-gn6yf

Жыл бұрын

@@GenXfrom75 I'm 62 got my first gun ( a .22 rifle) at age 12 and just kept accumulating them I did sell and trade some over the years

@emzkoe3904

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, my brother is always like "attack us and we'll show you why we don't have health care" lololol. Which makes me laugh but also sad lol.

@JustMe-gn6yf

Жыл бұрын

@@emzkoe3904 you know what's really crazy is we spend 3.1% of our GDP on our military and it's the best in the world and we spend over 19% of our GDP on healthcare and it's a joke

@CaptainFrost32

Жыл бұрын

@@emzkoe3904 (TFE)???

In the 90s, there were ads about not believing everything you see on the internet. That message has stayed with me and I feel more people need to remember that. When looking things up, I usually check multiple sources to verify. And see if there is conflicting information. I also only use KZread as my social media so I am not bombarded by stuff from TickTock or Twitter or even Facebook. I have read more than enough Japanese and Korean manga/manhwa to know that information is key and rumors can break and divide.

@LM-kr8qy

Жыл бұрын

KZread us censored too Keep that in mind

They didn't mention that there are over 20 million military veterans that could be recalled to active duty in a national emergency!

In 1984 the BBC broadcast "Threads", a very chilling movie done in a documentary style. It's available online, and it is so well done it'll scare the holly hell out of you, but very well worth watching.

@rightlyso8507

Жыл бұрын

I just watched that yesterday! A dismal film, as it should be, I guess!

@sherylpond2557

Жыл бұрын

Saw that a few years ago and it gave me nightmares. Most terrifying of all doomsday movies, imo.

3:56 to 4:04 is a military reserve base. Vehicles already constructed waiting to be called. The Air Force has a similar base for military aircraft. The Navy also has ships in reserve.

Idk if jersey has any local laws but I do know you can own and drive a tank in the UK as long as the gun has been disabled. So happy hunting lol

You need to watch an old movie called WarGames. It supposes that the computers are accidentally triggered to start the countdown to a thermonuclear attack.

I would suggest reacting to how geography made the us ridiculously op by realifelore his video really explains how the us got where it is now

@armanii4005

Жыл бұрын

Literally the best video on youtube^ ⬆️check it out yall 💯

@Puddlef1sh

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

When you come to the US to visit you should check out a place called "Demolition Ranch" it's in Texas and you can drive a tank

@johnwray393

Жыл бұрын

Demolition Ranch is just the guy that done the video. He paid to fire the tank from another company in Texas. I forget the name but they allow you to use grenades and other cool shit. I'd imagine they're also involved with the film industry as well.

@zach9036

Жыл бұрын

Demo Ranch is a gun channel, I believe the company he goes to when he does those tests and what not is a company in Texas called Drive Tanks.

@arnoldsherrill2585

Жыл бұрын

Someone needs to introduce them to Brandon Herrera and his KZread channel

the 10 top states for deer hunter numbers total 5.5 million people.... all with at least one rifle and most with several. Granted that entails all sorts of skills and physical abilities but that's still 3 times the size of the Chinese military!

The fear is that by the time the first nuke hits , there will be enough in the air ( both ways) to mean no one wins, again it mirrors the War Games movie.

As a Texan, I do have to complain about the comment 12:20 “If you include biofuels, the US COULD be considered the number one supplier of oil.” Forget biofuels, the US is the undisputed #1 supplier of oil now and in recent years, thanks to fracking. We produce more than 12 million barrels per day of crude oil out of the ground, easily ahead of Saudi Arabia, way ahead of Russia, and multiples more than any other country. Not a debatable point. Also in case anyone cares, #1 in ethanol too.

@vladg832

Жыл бұрын

BDE

Yeah when Eisenhower became President. He created the Highways. There is always a 5 Mile stretch straight that airplanes can land on.

As the saying goes. "F*** around and find out."

Antimony wouldn’t really be a factor they would just reopen the stibnite mine if they had to.

@salyluz6535

Жыл бұрын

Bolivia, Canada and Mexico also have Antimony.

@CaptainFrost32

Жыл бұрын

@@salyluz6535 I always figured that to be a piece of diplomatic graft. If necessary, the contract would be reassigned to our closer allies than distant rivals. There is no telling what kind of stockpiles exist, just to deny it to other nations while we outgrew it.

4:30 you could get in touch with that guy in the UK that drives his tank on the roads.

guys remember that when looking at the world on a flat map, the size of countries at the poles is distorted. Canada is actually a lot smaller in size.

A lot more open farmland in the middle that's our bread basket

Just imagine being an enemy paratrooper landing in the Appalachians, when out of the darkness you hear thousands of men begin singing the star spangled banner from the woods surrounding you. It’d be a bad time

That's why it's called MAD (mutuallly assured destruction).

If you guy's ever go to las Vegas, nevada In the USA. They have a place called battle field vegas. If you want to drive a tank, and even shoot one. That's the place. They rent, at their desert range EVERYTHING! From pistols to tanks, and everything in-between. It's loads of fun.

@vladg832

Жыл бұрын

Honorable mention: Raceway. Rent whichever flavor of supercar and go. Because why not?

@armynurseboy

Жыл бұрын

IIRC, they also do helo shoots where you get to shoot a mini-gun out of a flying helicopter.

You can drive a tank on the road as long as it has indicators and brake lights and other small things.

You can absolutely own a tank (even an armed one) in the US... you just need a license for it. Which is expensive and hard to get... but still.

@Puddlef1sh

Жыл бұрын

*Insert heavy metal riff

@S1D3W1ND3R015

Жыл бұрын

You don't need a license for it. You just can't drive it legally on public roads. Also the ammo is heavily regulated but not impossible to get. In a real life scenario for civil defense they'd probably let citizens have the ammo easier.

@filthycasual8187

Жыл бұрын

@@S1D3W1ND3R015 Bullshit. They don't even want us to have ammunition for our non-tank weapons. Why would they ever let us have ammunition for a tank?

There are a lot of militaries in the world and if you added ALL their guns it equals 150 MILLION.. The American gun owners have 400 MILLION

That is the one thing about us, the amount of militias you would run into that are heavily armed here would overwhelm any invader.

@claregale9011

Жыл бұрын

I think warfare is slightly different now .

In America you can drive a tank. You can rent out fixed up ones on a closed course and even shoot the cannon

We also have gators grizzly bears mountain lions bigfoot you name it 😂

Another thing about the nukes, here in America we have nukes on some of our subs and are given orders like if we get nuked you nuke them back.

My husband and I have a very small arsenal...and growing 💗. We'd do what was required. He's a combat veteran, as well. So that helps.

@higgme1ster

Жыл бұрын

Good grief stop telling anyone. There are gun grabbers and Karens who would love to red flag and swat you.

@Puddlef1sh

Жыл бұрын

Behind every blade of grass is a rifle.

@victorwaddell6530

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for his service . I'm a US Navy veteran living in Upstate South Carolina. We vets and patriots have to stick together in the coming times . I've stocked up on rice and dried beans , and have built up a small scale ammunition reloading bench . I have a friend who is a Paramedic. Beans , bandages , and bullets are great items to stock up on in these times . God Bless you and yours .

Eddie Hall who lives in Stoke-on-Trent has a tank he bought almost a year ago and drives it everywhere on the streets! He's also a world record holder... ask him and he'll tell you all about it!

Living in Atlanta, EVERYONE has access to a firearm. Most of my male friends hunt(over half of the females do as well) and own literal arsenals. Including multiple hunting rifles, sport and protection shotguns, a variety of handguns, and thousands of of rounds for all of them. In one municipality, Kennesaw, has a law on the books requiring every household legal to own one to have one. I wouldn’t want to try to invade the metro area. Then you would see just how many well armed citizens that own 4 wheel drives, dirt bikes and quad runners there really are!!

@danhollifield

Жыл бұрын

It gets worse for any hypothetical attackers in the country's rural areas. Some farm families alone have enough hunting weaponry to outfit 20+ people with a sniper rifle, handgun, shotgun & ammo each. Not to mention a tractor and plow could throw up some fairly decent embankments to slow down invaders while the hunters/snipers take out enough of the invader's officers to disorganize them.

@melissashell1322

Жыл бұрын

​@@danhollifield mentioning tractors, the Ukrainians during their invasion were towing Russian tanks away with them. In addition we'd be making Molotov cocktails and other explosives as well. I'm an easy going woman but I own 2 firearms. Self defense is a fundamental right of everyone here.

Lol fyi there are tanks you can buy and drive on the road. My bro in law has a couple of them. He loves Messing with people in town by driving it thru fast food drive thrus .. of course the cannon is in-operable

The US has taken a strong stance against nuclear threats from Russia. The B61 Mod-12 light tactical delivery bombs are being deployed to air bases in Germany and Turkey right now and will reach full strength in March rather than May or June. The US flew bombers of a type that carry ALCM missiles over southern Germany where they could be spotted by passengers on Swissair flights. Not sure the planes had a load of missiles, but it still sends a message. The US has also had conspicuous missile drills since last spring. Meanwhile in Russia they talk about fantasy weapons on talk shows and release ten year old animations about weapons that likely do not exist. BTW, it seems the UK's V-Class sub fleet got their nukes refurbished ten years ago, and they're now on higher alert to get a second and third sub out faster than ever.

Anybody else remember the Mississippi River being the longest in the US? 🤔 Well not anymore 🧐

@tx374

Жыл бұрын

Had no idea what you were talking about until I googled it. No way it's Missouri! It was always Mississippi

@romank.8224

Жыл бұрын

There's no way anybody remembers it being Missouri.

@tradingj6163

Жыл бұрын

Mind blown. How??

If you ever get to Las Vegas there is a place that you can drive Armored vehicles.

Almost without fail, if you ask a question about anywhere else in the world... "Can I do that..." an easy answer is "You can in Texas." :) So yes... you CAN drive a Tank in Texas! Ya'll get some cowboy boots, a nice hat, and a used Sherman and come on down!

Many have moved to the Rocky Mountais as the altitude will not see atomic fallout due to height snd thin air

I love how Millie says Canada, like it should be spelled “Can-a-der” 🤣🤣🤣

Thank you Beesleys for this great video!

Interesting map at 17.30.

James, you were right. 90% of Canadians live within 100 miles of the US-Canada border.

Milly if you come to the US there are a few places you can shoot a tank. There’s one in Vegas and one near San Antonio.

@davidterry6155

Жыл бұрын

He did, so did how Ridiculous from Australia. Demolition Ranch lives by my in laws

i live on the mississippi right by the Rock Island arsenal. It feels safe, until you think they'd probably try to bomb that.

@16:31 MAD mutually assured destruction Damn he said it right after I did

heres something to think about the us highway system was only finished in 1995 so there are parts of it that im older then

Fun fact. We never use the phrase "It's mental".

@allenkramer2143

Жыл бұрын

We say "that's crazy" Same thing

I can tell you though, step foot in the hive, and you get the whole swarm

The only thing that keeps someone from flipping the switch is that other countries have nukes too. And while yes we have large amounts of oil, coal, gas etc our president has shut down the pipelines, stopped a lot of the drilling and stopped many of the coal mines so we can't use it. He has even bought it from other countries instead of staying self sufficient like we were before him.

I mean there is the old and new movie, "Red Dawn" depending on which one you watch it shows how the US was invaded and it didn't go well even though the invasion came out of nowhere

This guy skipped over the Sierra Nevada mountain range.The highest unbroken mountain range in north america.A formidable barrier if you invade from the west coast.

@Cricket2731

Жыл бұрын

It goes thru Central America & South America, too.

The whole “Russian interference” thing was a psi-op.

2:15 Most flat maps distort the globe in a way that makes things near the poles appear larger and things near the equator appear smaller, which is why most people don't understand how truly MASSIVE Africa is. Canada, the US, and China all have almost the same area: 3.86M, 3.80M, and 3.71M sq miles.

16:43 reminded me of an old movie - War Games 1983 film.

I live in Massachusetts 1 mile from the New Hampshire border. Just 2 miles from me in New Hampshire an old army vet has a tank on his front lawn--hahaha. I drive by it every day and it makes me laugh. That is one heck of a deterrent from someone trespassing on his lawn. New Hampshire's motto of "Live Free or Die" is very apropos here.

@Chrisyt272

Жыл бұрын

Hey neighbor, I am in Methuen. New Hampshire is a wild place, 😂😂😂😂

@jasonmistretta4295

Жыл бұрын

@@Chrisyt272 I live in Amesbury. The tank is in South Hampton, NH. 😄

She can drive a tank here in the United States are legal to own in some state down here in the South anyway painted pink purple whatever color she want

On your film channel you should review "War Games." Others have mentioned it in these comments.

He didn't mention the 9 military bases in Alaska.

lmao she thought nukes were instant

He didn’t mention our ICBM defense shield that is also covers our entire country

No one would dare try to attack the mainland militarily. Their ships lanes wouldn’t even come close.

Imagine my surprise when we moved to Canada. I learned that, ‘no one will attack Canada because we are so nice!’ Thank god they are protecting the US

They didn't include the Ohio river in the Mississippi there's a lot of Industry east of the Mississippi

To see the true size of countries, look at a Mercator map.

@ryanjustice2670

Жыл бұрын

I think you meant to say "don't look at a Mercator map". While being a great map for maritime navigation, it is extremely off on country sizes.

@margaretspignardo5588

Жыл бұрын

@@ryanjustice2670 the one I just looked at had the true size of the country overlaid on a typical world map. ??

@ryanjustice2670

Жыл бұрын

@@margaretspignardo5588 I don't know what to say. Maybe they've updated the Mercator map. All I know is that there are several KZread videos that show and talk about different map projections. And even from a youngish age, I learned that the Mercator map, which is probably the most ubiquitous map shown in the West at least, is way off on perspective.🤷‍♂️

@margaretspignardo5588

Жыл бұрын

@@ryanjustice2670 Oh well. We may not have solved the problem but we highlighted the issue. 😂😂😂

(4:29) There is actual video of a man that lives near London, I think, that owns a tank and had it licensed for the road and he drives it in the city. Not sure what he had to modify to make it "street legal". BTW, The US has 2100 Abrams Tanks just in storage, not counting what the Army is using.

@billhicks808

Жыл бұрын

Definitely had yo be the wheels because those tracks tear up normal roads.

@greggwilliamson

Жыл бұрын

@@SonOfMuta I hate "movie buff experts"!!

He spoke on the river system like a North/South highway. Most of the WW2 US Submarine Fleet was constructed around the Great Lakes because that's where a lot of iron and copper was produced. And right in the middle of the Continent, at the Canadian Border, they're building freaking submarines!! Down the "Mippippippi". (if you know you know)

@mikeg.4211

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The Great Lakes naval base just north of Chicago was massive and still all new naval recruits receive training at the RTC command at Great Lakes. This is useful because no one outside the US realizes Chicago is the 3rd largest city and is not like mid sized cities (that part is sarcasm).

@ptournas

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You're mistaken about that. 28 submarines were built in Manitowoc, Wisconsin in WW2. The largest builders were the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine which built 79 submarines and Electric Boat (now General Dynamics) which built 74 in Groton, Connecticut. Other companies included Cramp Shipbuilder in Philadelphia, which built 12 and Mare Island Naval Shipyard near San Francisco which built 17.

@salyluz6535

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@@ptournas: Thank you! I knew the numbers were off.

@greggwilliamson

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@@mikeg.4211 Yea, I found out that women were only trained at RTC Orlando, so that was one of my signing conditions. It was about 5 years after the final fall of Saigon. They were begging for recruits.

@ptournas

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@@salyluz6535 Yes, Portsmouth was the highest producer during WW2 and received a citation from the Navy for having the quickest turn around time from order to launch. One day in 1944 they launched 4 new subs, three of them simultaneously, a record that still holds today. Groton, however, holds the record for all time most submarines built. They started earlier than Portsmouth and several years ago the Navy changed the Portsmouth mission from building nuclear submarines to providing overhaul, repair and modernization of U.S. nuclear submarines.

2:27 Canada’s big but not nearly as big as it looks at that point in the video. It’s size there is distorted by the 2-dimensional projection, which also exaggerated Alaska there.

@kevinp8108

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FYI...the population of the state of California is greater than the whole population of Canada!

Yes we have lots of guns and here in th south we have thousands of hunters also

I love centre of canada along the west in the mountains.

In the US youre allowed to own a functioning tank if it's a historic model

It’s MAD, mutual assured destruction. If they send nuclear weapons we will respond in kind while they are on their way here. So basically before their attacks hit, ours would be launched. Also, did not hear if the narrator covered all the reserves and National Guard troops that would be mobilized, including prior military members who carry a reserve obligation for X amount of years after separation from active duty

Another thing to remember is that, of that civilian population and due to the US involvement in various military conflicts, a good percent of them have had either some period of military service or at least some training. Watch "War Games".(1983)

This was one of your best reaction videos, in my opinion.

9:10 LOL every 5th american owns 2 guns

You're right about our citizens being armed. I personally don't own a gun and don't want to but I support the 2nd amendment. Also even though I don't want a gun or own one but is some stuff went down like and invasion all I have to do is walk over to my next door neighbors'house or a short walk through the woods to my uncle's house and say "I need a gun and some ammo" to help defend my homeland. Plus we will form a citizen militia. Plus I live out in the sticks in the middle of nowhere. So I know every road, back dirt roads, trails, creeks, ponds, and lake within a 30 minute drive. I also know how to live off the land. So there will be some hard time gorilla warfare.

The draft ended in 1972. The authority for the government to induct ended in 1973 and registration with the Select Service System was suspended in 1975. The military in the US is for the most part voluntary with a few exceptions of those given the choice of jail or military service. The concept of mutual destruction has kept the major powers from using nuclear weapons. There is a very good novel called the last ship which explores the concept of mutual destruction due to use of nuclear weapons.

@TDAWG80853

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All males 18-25 still have to register for the Select Service, to this day. I hear PSA ads on the radio for that all the time. It's 'insurance' in case the government needs to reinstate the draft.

The biggest threat to the US military is Washington DC. All an enemy needs to do is stay alive long enough for the politicians to decide that it will help them get reelected by ending the war. Vietnam or Afghanistan anyone?

Actually an army couldn’t invade from Mexico either, the desert/mountain/canyon terrain would not permit that. In the Mexican-American War in the 1800s, Mexico’s army just got bogged down and stranded in North Mexico, while the US just sailed past them to make a successful amphibious invasion further south.