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¿Question #976?
ejmowrer: If you were in the military and you were ordered to launch the nukes... would you?

ocdspectrum: Not all of them.
BOBBYCAN: Let'em fly! Better dead than red.
Woelf: If I had willingly put myself in a position like that where I was trained to follow orders without questioning them, probably. Suck nukes, Burkina Faso!
weed131: yes, otherwise they would shoot you, if you wouldn't do it, you shouldn't be in that position
tankexmortis: I read about the pilot of the Enola Gay recently. It sounds like they chose the craziest, most bloodthirsty super-patriot they could find. I imagine they wouldn't choose anyone else for something like that.
LuisDantas: No way.
Spirit of 70: No.
fbinder: No.
Greedo: Sadly, I probably would, but only because if I were in the military, I'd be totally brainwashed and indoctrinated.
D_A_N_E_1026: YES. I'D LAUNCH TWICE TO BE SURE I GOT IT
DKahnt: no
juheimbu: Yup. That's an order, mister.
ironsizide: POssibly. Depends on the context and the order.
xofour: Which ones? Which direction? Probably I would, because by the time I got to that point, I would have been weeded out if I were not likely to follow through. I mean, the people who run the millitary may not always have the most common sense, but they do have some practical intelligence in certain areas.
Moenja: Probably, yeah
philoiz: Are the nukes full of party hats? Cuz if so, then yes.
DHEK: It depends on the circumstances.
elirlandes: Nope.
POvidiusNaso: Not under this administration. I'd take my court martial.
biggdork: no
tomlynch: Yes. Somebody higher up than me had good reason to order it (I hope).
paulgo: yes
ZeroZilla: Nope. Wouldn't be in the military either, but that's another story...
MaksimSmelchak: Wouldn't you? Ever read Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Game?"
Dr. No: no, never
cobbz20: I don't think the military would would put someone in that position unless they were sure that person would obey that specific order.
scriptorum: Yes. If I didn't think I could turn the switch, I would get out of the army well before the order came in to turn it. Even so, it's probably a drill. :)
B_J_S: no
MaddMatt: Orders is orders. And failure to comply with gets you courtmarshalled, which is better than being a murderer.
TheDS: I was and I have. Well, I was in the military at least. I suppose it depends on who they're firing at, but probably I would.
brainrob: Nope
beakermyers: No
mrspank: I'd do it even if I wasn't asked to do so.
jasta6: That's a hard one, But I hope I would follow orders!
ZombyDawg: That would have already been decided when I was given the responsiblility. So I guess the answer is yes. But I've never been in the military and nobody has even ordered me to whack somebody else with a stick so what's your point?
GI Joe: If the order didn't conflict with my conscience, yes.
ctalbot: No.
BaSL: I won't be in the military. no.
consolewa: no
Kyleroconnor: I am and I could not
RDReilly: No.
skrutsch: I wouldn't be in the military. If I were, I would probably would. I think they brainwash you.
Gamegrunt: Yes
sourwyrm: is the target france?
tipigi: Depends if it was a first strike or an in-response attack.
leece: No, someone could get hurt.
Wernazuma: I wouldn't be in the military...
Randy Cox: Hard question to answer--depends on too many variables. And that sort of reason behind actions is why they'd never put me in such a position.
puffinge: If I was absolutely certain the situation called for that, and I had agreed to take that position, yes.
nouge: No... I wouldn't.
Scott Tepper: Lunch with the nudes? sure!
ThatFalafelGirl: i'd like to say No now. I'd also like to think i will never be in the Military.
Lord_Prussian: Yes
Bearcat89: Oui.
ikeafetishist: no way. i'd rather be a conscientious objector and be ostracized from society.
2amp: i am in the military; yes i would
HappyProle: I think if I had a problem with that order, I probably wouldn't be in the military.
sifu-uk: depends.
Nomadik: Why not?
heli: n
erli: No, I'd just push a button
kennyb: Proibably...if i believed the person giving the order was sane
Malacoda: I'll take that firing squad, please.
snoozefest: sure
Redneon: Yes.
Dave: Don't ask, don't tell.
Cavedog_pdx: Me? In the military?? Now that's funny!
AlorielLelyn: No.
gnomehome: I am not in the military, and have no ontention to be there.
tragicpoet: Depends on the target
Windopaene: Yep. Course there'sno way in hell I'd ever BE in the military, so I don't have to worry about that one...
Chris__M: No
HBGlover: Too hypothetical. To attain that position, I'd have to be a completely different person.
buergerberatung: nope, i am no mass murderer
Grimwold: No... But then I almost certainly would never be in that position anyway.
Nightmare: No
viogression: Yes
Blackwind: I'd say "How high?!"
m_r_tyler: Yes
Ludocrazy: nope
DangerMouse: No
onky: Yeah, and get some binoculars.
dakarp: NO. But then, they'd probably know that, and would never put me in charge of launching nukes.
P.O.G.G.: probably. If I was dumb enough to take the job, I'd be dumb enough to launch them.
djlg: No
djflippy: Negative. Abort mission.
UhhhClem: I'm with Bob McNamara on this: No.
Silbach: "Lauch the nukes?" You mean... Right now?
chaddyboy_2000: Probably.
geberus: nope, i wouldnt be in the military either.
LudesFactor: i would never be in the military
louiseh: i wouldn't be in the military.
CortexBomb: Too hypothetical to answer, I'm a pacifist, which means, no, I wouldn't
Flyspeck23: Be in the military? No.
skelebone: Probably.
CDRodeffer: Yes
jens_hoppe: Of course ... not.
ynnen: I would not be in the military.
BobDodgerBlue: Yes
Shakar: I'm not in the military and I will never be.
Torbin_Bequette: Can't say... I'd be a different person and I'd have to ask him for the answer.
jttm: Nahh...
ValJor: Only if it were against the right targets. You know, the ones, those guys on the other side...