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Yes, and then the US would lob a few others.

JakeS and I were considering sailing to South America: nuclear fallout takes months to cross the equator by which point the most toxic part of it has decayed...

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Jun 8th, 2008 at 07:13:03 AM EST
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I've heard the Falklands Islands are - if not pleasant, then certainly inhabitable.
by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Sun Jun 8th, 2008 at 07:48:41 AM EST
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If they're worth a war, they'd better be.

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Jun 8th, 2008 at 07:56:18 AM EST
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They've found oil offshore, so count on the place not staying terribly peaceful.

But I guess the Brits are looking forward to trying out their brand new HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales when they are completed in 6 and 8 years.

Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.

by Starvid (arvid.hallen at gmail.com) on Sun Jun 8th, 2008 at 08:53:28 AM EST
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