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>>2956218

in a world without nuclear weapons only state and military or similarly powerfull structures and organisations would dispose of means of telecomunication developed enough to have something like a -network of networks-

partly this would be because the development of the internet had a lot to do with the cold war, and partly because from 45 onwards there would have been so many total wars and mechanised slaughter the living standard and distribution of technological development probably wouldnt match what youre suggesting

basicaly the nuclear weapon thing put a abrupt stop to what could easily have been a long iteraton of WW# scenarios over and over again every 20 years or so

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>>2956218

Without nuclear weapons the US and Russia would have instead spent assloads of money in making bigger conventional bombs and bombers. Supersonic and stealth bombers would have come online much quicker, while missile tech would have taken a back seat because it's less flexible. It wouldn't be too dissimilar from today's modern military force, which doesn't incorporate nuclear weapons into war planning/diplomatic strategy.

More specifically, the entire reason ICBMs were built was because they delivered massive megaton bombs that made precision less important. 50s/60s era computer tech meant that missiles had about a 1000 foot radius of it's target, which is a HUGE deal if you're not using nuclear weapons. As a result, the military would have a good reason to build better airplanes rather than developing a whole new system. The B-58 would have happened ten years earlier than it did in real life, and Convair would have gotten the full-size version it always planned to build.

For this reason the space race would have been different, as things like the NF-104a would have attracted more money than missile programs. Also things like the Manhattan Shelter Study would have likely resulted in tangible and practical suggestions, which in real life couldn't happen due to the sheer size (again, MEGA-tons) of nuclear bombs.

>>2956264

>basicaly the nuclear weapon thing put a abrupt stop to what could easily have been a long iteraton of WW# scenarios over and over again every 20 years or so

No, without nuclear weapons Japan would have had dual invasions. Following Red China, Truman would have likely greenlighted WW3 and MacArthur would have burned communist-occupied Japan and China to the ground with regular bombers. Stalin (or his successor) would have returned the favor in Europe. B-52 and B-58 production would have gone into overdrive like B-17 production did, and the US would have absolutely destroyed everything outside it's borders.

>>2956534

Also to more directly answer your question OP: the "internet" would have still developed but it'd be an almost exclusively American thing. So, discussions about conflicts outside America's borders wouldn't be much different then they are in real life.

King of the Gauls...

Makes you think.

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>named first dog William when I was 6 after the absolute Scottish madmad
>named second after Boudica after the that celtic cunt when I was 11
They both died within a year of each other.

That"s very cute, but what are you going to do when the emperor parades him around Rome and then has him strangled in a cell? Didn't think about that did you OP?

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>>2956129

Yes, and they got it. Their war aims were limited (they got everything they wanted and more) and despite an unfortunately high casualty rate they were obviously able to get away with it.

>World's largest country spanning 1 third of the world and controlling a near bottomless supply of men and supplies.
vs.
>Cold, barely populated backwater with next to no military experience.

You would expect an easy victory too if lived through WW2.

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They underestimated the THICC

I don't have kids. Not do I want any.

>>2956005

You sound like excellent Fascist material, low T is almost a prerequisite

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>>2956001
Seems like a nice guy, so yes and yes

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his legacy is far too big to have one book about it, tighten the time frame, this one is about his campaign and failure in russia

>>2955926
Napoleon, A Life by Andrew Roberts

It is a HUGE book though. Be aware of what you're getting into

>>2956011
I have whole summer so i don't mind pages.
(also 1k is not that HUGE)

Sounds to me like it's some kind of assertion made without evidence

>>2955775
It's just a witty version of
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_burden_of_proof

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>>2955781

>>2955724
Have a basic yet solid understanding of reasoning, logic and argumentation. A very faint understanding and knowledge about the history of philosophy may help if you want to contextualize the content but that's not something often needed.

I'm going to shill the fuck out of Reason and Argument by Richard Feldman since there's no reason for someone conducting any kind of intellectual work wouldn't read it.

>This text presents a clear and philosophically sound method for identifying, interpreting, and evaluating arguments as they appear in non-technical sources. It focuses on a more functional, real-world goal of argument analysis as a tool for figuring out what is reasonable to believe rather than as an instrument of persuasion. Methods are illustrated by applying them to arguments about different topics as they appear in a variety of contexts e.g., newspaper editorials and columns, short essays, informal reports of scientific results, etc.

Learning the language it was written in

>>2955747
Why do you divide reasoning, logic and argumentation? It´s the same. For example:
>Tell me the reason Peter or X why do you want to sleep?
>Peter says: Everybody who is tired wants to sleep. I am tired. Thus i want to sleep.

This is logic, argumentation, reasoning.

>>2955707
Because those are the kinds of women he wants to fuck. Why else?

The answer's really simple OP you just got to use the ol' noggin before posting.

>>2955707
Unibrows are considered normal or even attractive in places like Iran and India

>>2955707
The man clearly had a taste. Can't fault him for acting on it.

>>2955694
Massive consumer bases

A serious decline in the western world would just lead to a global decline. China, India and Africa all rely on Western countries. India and China need the west to buy their stuff and Africa isn't going to get hand outs from anywhere else.

>>2955755
>India and China need the west to buy their stuff
Tbf it's changing for China. And India buys all their stuff from China. Also OP did say
>what if
Retard.

>>2955618
Depends. Some folks where agriculture eventually developed lived quite sedentary lives. Others lived as hunter gatherers do now.

>>2955618
Hunting and gathering. Depending on location it could be slanted a long way toward one or the other

Africa: paradise, mofucka!!

Europe: BADASS, DESTROY THAT MAMMOTH, SURVIVE THE HELLISH WINTER!

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the revelations resembles modern history and modern weapons

according to the prophecy of the popes the current pope is either the last pope or not the real one

>>2955627
Prophecy of the popes?

Beginning, end, and time are just concepts that only exist in the mind. So no.

No.

>wasting your time on 4chan
that doesn't seem very practical, I don't think you're cut out for this

>>2955641
sure it is. i'm satisfying my need to socialize while using as little energy as possible

>La Celestina
>Tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea

>Lazaro de Tormes

>>2955579
Lazarillo*

>not ww2
What did she mean by this?

The Marne. None of the others really come close in terms of decisiveness for a single engagement.

>>2955482
Definitely the Marne, turned the war from a Franco-Prussian-esque conflict to an endless meat grinder