Trump said we don’t need Canada’s lumber. So a good incentive and subsidy to compete against the highly subsidized Canadian lumber industry for home construction is needed. What would Canadians do when they have no one to export their timber to?
Why would the U.S. need Canadian lumber in the first place ?? Well, here’s what old “Yellow Hair” over at the WH didn’t tell you. Most American home…
What happens if you enter the Milky way galactic core?
The galactic core, i.e., the central bulge of the Milky Way, is a region very densely populated by stars. It is a dangerous place. Stars regularly get close…
Why can’t we make small atomic bombs?
I will give you a slightly different answer. “Small” atomic bombs are incredibly more dangerous than big ones. This is a 152-mm Russian nuclear artillery shell. The US…
Is it true that nuclear submarines carry some gold, firearms, and antibiotics in a vault to enable crewmen to survive a nuclear apocalypse?
I served on two nuclear submarines during the Cold War. We did carry gold, firearm, and antibiotics. They weren’t in a vault, though. The gold was carried, or…
President Trump said that the British should give the Argentinians the Falklands because the USA is not going to protect the British from the Argentinians any longer. How long will it be before the British surrender to the Argentinians?
I see no evidence that Trump has said anything about the Falklands lately, let alone the laughable claim in the question. As it is, the US is not…
If North Korea fires an ICBM at the USA, how many minutes will it take to reach U.S. mainland? Within how many seconds will the U.S. detect it?
Any ballistic missile fired from the DPRK would be detected almost immediately by either US radar systems in South Korea, naval vessels in the Sea of Japan or…
Why is Poland so poor and still in the EU?
I am a French student, just over a month ago, I left my country to live 3 months in Poland as an erasmus trainee. France is one of…
What is the most dangerous creature on Earth for a submarine to encounter and why?
Without question these. Fruit flies. Submarines are massive, and made to withstand the huge force of pressure that acts on the hull at depth. No animal can externally…
You wake up and it’s 1984. No WiFi, no smartphones. What is the first thing you do?
1984? Easy answer. I get on the first plane to California and look up a man named Ronald Wayne in the phone book. I go straight to his…
What did Trump say to Melania during his swearing in a ceremony that caused her expression to change?
I watched several different videos that were taken at differing angles because I was so aghast at Melania’s expression change. trump turns around smiling and looking triumphant, and…