According to an official examination, a magnitude-8 earthquake may strike both the Ryukyu and Manila trenches, triggering a tsunami within one hour's time. 根据一个正式调查指出,邻近台湾的琉球海沟与马尼拉海沟可能会发生8级以上的地震,所造成的海啸将不用一小时就能抵达台湾沿岸。
Instead, Britain's official thinking is still based on ideas derived from the cold war: a time in which it seemed essential to convince the Kremlin that, if the Soviet Union were ever to nuke Britain, what was left of Britain could definitely strike back. 然而,英国官方思维仍植根于冷战思想。在冷战时期,似乎绝对有必要让克里姆林宫相信以下这一点:假如苏联以核武器攻击英国,英国势必反击。