I feel like the modern version of this would have the neighbourhood largely intact, but humans killed via miniature drones.

Drives home the point how few anticipated that batteries would advance so much.

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ben_w 34 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

There are many ways this could all end, a nuclear war is still on the list.

"Wireheaded by social media so hard you're unemployable" is at least as plausible as a city-scale antipersonel drone strike; even Ukraine's strikes against Russia are around 1200-1800/day.

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excalibur 2 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

We have determined that no major nuclear power actually WANTS a nuclear war. Except for Donald Trump personally. I'm not sure if he genuinely believes that he can launch a nuclear strike that will go unanswered and lead to the complete surrender of the other side, or if he just cares more about his own stature and legacy than the fate of the human race.

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inigyou 27 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

Why don't they strike Vlad with one of them?

	▲	ben_w 3 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I can think of many possible reasons. I suspect the real answer is that between decoys and Russian intel agencies hiding him, and his grip on power that currently means he's going to be in range of useful air defence even if it's literally the last system Russia has left, they likely literally cannot at the present time.

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Denote6737 an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

you say that like trump wasn't stopped from launching nukes at iran by one of his military advisors.

	▲	inigyou 26 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Come to think of it, why hasn't Israel launched any? We know they have them, Iran knows they have them, and they're not as restrained.