It Was Nice Knowing You All - What Are Your Plans For the Coming Apocalypse?

[viper37]

Right now I'm feeling slightly less pessimistic than last night.

He realized he can't just order 5* generals around to do whatever he wants.

[nitpick] There haven't been any 5-star American generals in Omar Bardley died in 1981. [/nitpick] 

They're all 3*?
I thought there was a fuss because one AirForce general wasn't of the proper rank when nominated by Trump/Heggseth.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

They're all 3*?
I thought there was a fuss because one AirForce general wasn't of the proper rank when nominated by Trump/Heggseth.

The five-star rank (O-11) was created specifically to honor several flag officers after World War II.  It is technically a rank level, but has not been, and was not intended to be, issued to any other officers.  Four-star (O-10) is the actual highest rank in the US military.

[Tamas]

What a bunch of dorks!


 

[The Minsky Moment]

5 stars are no big deal anyways.  Small fry compared to Pershing.

[viper37]

They're all 3*?
I thought there was a fuss because one AirForce general wasn't of the proper rank when nominated by Trump/Heggseth.

The five-star rank (O-11) was created specifically to honor several flag officers after World War II.  It is technically a rank level, but has not been, and was not intended to be, issued to any other officers.  Four-star (O-10) is the actual highest rank in the US military.

Thanks!

[mongers]

So it's apocalypse postponed?

Well at least until next month.  

[Valmy]

So it's apocalypse postponed?

Well at least until next month.  

Yes. The next thing will come along soon.

The massacre of the protestors in Iran and the shooting of the two protestors in Minnesota are distracting us currently from the next threat of war.

[Richard Hakluyt]

Volatile markets when you are creating the volatility = profit

[crazy canuck]

From the Globe and Mail

Atomic scientists set their "Doomsday Clock" on Tuesday closer than ever to midnight, citing aggressive behaviour by nuclear powers Russia, China and the United States, fraying nuclear arms control, conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East and AI worries among factors driving risks for global disaster.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the clock to 85 seconds before midnight, the theoretical point of annihilation. That is four seconds closer than it was set last year. The Chicago-based non-profit created the clock in 1947 during the Cold War tensions that followed World War Two to warn the public about how close humankind was to destroying the world.

The scientists voiced concern about threats of unregulated integration of artificial intelligence into military systems and its potential misuse in aiding the creation of biological threats, as well as AI's role in spreading disinformation globally. They also noted continuing challenges posed by climate change.