"Several" is a useful number, but I suspect the actual ratio would be inverse to what you suggest. Especially if you account for privatized armies such as Blackwater (now Xe) and the fact that they recruit abroad, e.g. in South America (Chile).
And let me tell you, here in Poland under communism you did not see a whole lot of defections during the martial law. It's not just that soldiers are trained to obey orders and not ask questions; it's also that the government expects the scenario you describe, and acts to minimize the risk, e.g. by relocating troops to far areas of the country - so that they don't feel they are ordered to fire on their neighbors.
Finally look at the torture scandal. It wasn't hard to find troops who found their jobs fun, was it?
Here's more. The new Marine One fleet was to be built not by Sikorsky, as has always been the case, but by an Italian manufacturer Finmeccanica. Apparently the bidding and selection process itself was suspect, and pilots objected. This may also be why Obama wants the project reviewed. The article below posits a particular theory about the apparently crooked deal with Finmeccanica, which may or may not be correct, but the facts remain regardless of their interpretation:
"Iran can drop a warhead on any city worldwide"
Maybe, but in assessing expected behavior it's often a good idea to look at the story so far. How many cities has Iran dropped bombs on in recent history? How many cities have other countries bombed during the same period? Looking at it that way, I don't think Iran is that big of a threat to anyone.
Thanks for that. From your explanation thoughn gather that there may be a pretty thin line between "skinning the jacket off and bending" a cable and breaking / clipping one while doing so, especially underwater. It would be something of a delicate operation.
This is not to say it's any evidence for tampering vs an inadvertent breaking by a ship's anchor, only that perhaps the tampering scenario is not altogether unlikely, either.
"(we have nuclear submarines built specifically for the purpose of not tipping our hand when we tap undersea cables)."
Tap fiberoptic cables, too? Remotely, without splicing them?
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