woodguru

That is a ridiculous question, and one that has only one sane answer to...

First strike, hell no...

Better to ask what the purpose would be

Gatsby

Since you have freely expressed your own opinion, you lack any standing to now object to the question.

Blade_Runner Loc: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

The purpose of a preemptive strike (surprise attack) is to prevent your enemy from attacking you.
A preemptive strike (surprise attack) is an act of self-defense,
in a larger sense, it is "Preventative War".
This sort of military action is not a new concept.
Surprise attacks are a military commander's most effective means of defeating an enemy.
Throughout the history of conflict and war, there are uncountable instances where preemptive, or surprise, attacks have been launched on large scale and small. In some cases, the attack stopped a war before it started.


Off the top of my head, some examples of surprise attacks, both large and small:

The granddaddy of all preventative wars was the Peloponnesian War (431-404 B.C.)

General Washington's surprise attack on the Hessians at Trenton that turned the tide of the Revolutionary War.

Stonewall Jackson's flanking move with an entire corps at Chancellorsville that rolled up the Union line resulting in a stunning defeat of Hooker's army.

The Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor was an effort to secure the left flank of Japanese expansion in SE Asia and take America out of the war.

Hitler's surprise attack on the Soviet Union in June, 1941- Operation Barbarrosa.
Hitlers surprise attacks through the Ardennes in May, 1940, and again in December, 1944.

The Israeli surprise attack in June, 1967 that destroyed the Egyptian, Syrian, and Jordanian air forces on the ground and shortened the war to 6 days.

archie bunker Loc: Texas

How high are you?

What do you "think" about Phillips head vs. Torx head deck screws? It's irrelevant.
WTF is wrong with you, dude?

Milosia2 Loc: Cleveland Ohio

That is old school thinking
Pre Nuclear Arms. Any strike against a Nuclear Power will result in Total devastation
For All. This is part of the power of having nukes. Not using them , knowing the destruction that will k**l everyone.
So, power = restraint.
Not “let’s strike first”
It doesn’t matter who strikes first , it means ….The End !

Gatsby

1. Putin is threatening a "first strike".
2. Putin has hypersonic ICBM's.
3. Putin appears to be just as mentally unbalanced as FJB is.

Not taking Putin's threat seriously, is seriously STUPID.

Rose42

Do everyone a favor and stop with the incessant pompous bovine scat. You post enough BS as it is. People can post what they want.