# So, Britain Secedes from the Union. Why will there be No War? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [June 24, 2016, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-britain-secedes-from-the-union-why-will-there-be-no-war/758223 "2016-06-24T12:58:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Throatwarbler\_Mangrove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@Throatwarbler\_Mangrove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Throatwarbler_Mangrove)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2016, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-britain-secedes-from-the-union-why-will-there-be-no-war/758223/101 "2016-07-04T22:32:19Z")
> [@XT](#): > > I wonder how the treaty would work if the EU attacked the UK, since both the UK and several EU members are in NATO. 😛 Both Greece and Turkey are members of NATO, as are Canada and Spain, and Canada and Denmark. I think we’re long overdue for an inter NATO war, since Britain is following the trajectory of 1930s Japan, and we’re just straight up assassinating moderate politicians in the streets now, what’s next? Anschluss with the Republic of Ireland? Establishment of a Caledonian People’s Rebublic? ---
**Author:** ![Malden\_Capell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malden_capell/32/5274_2.png) [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-britain-secedes-from-the-union-why-will-there-be-no-war/758223/102 "2016-07-05T08:33:03Z")
Greater West European Co-Prosperity Sphere. ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-britain-secedes-from-the-union-why-will-there-be-no-war/758223/103 "2016-07-05T13:33:59Z")
> [@Throatwarbler\_Mangrove](#): > > I think we’re long overdue for an inter NATO war, since Britain is following the trajectory of 1930s Japan It will all kick off when we launch our sneak attack on Majorca. ---
**Author:** ![mascaroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mascaroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mascaroni)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-britain-secedes-from-the-union-why-will-there-be-no-war/758223/104 "2016-07-05T14:33:15Z")
> [@Throatwarbler\_Mangrove](#): > > Both Greece and Turkey are members of NATO, as are Canada and Spain, and Canada and Denmark. I think we’re long overdue for an inter NATO war, since Britain is following the trajectory of 1930s Japan, and we’re just straight up assassinating moderate politicians in the streets now, what’s next? Anschluss with the Republic of Ireland? Establishment of a Caledonian People’s Rebublic? What’s next? Obviously, a great hail of indemonstrable bullshit. A bit like your post, really… ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-britain-secedes-from-the-union-why-will-there-be-no-war/758223/105 "2016-07-05T16:11:17Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > The way the other countries are reacting at this point, there might be a war if Britain doesn’t leave fast enough! 🙂 “Here’s your hat. Hurry up. Have a good day.” ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2016, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-britain-secedes-from-the-union-why-will-there-be-no-war/758223/106 "2016-07-06T03:54:53Z")
> [@Throatwarbler\_Mangrove](#): > > Both Greece and Turkey are members of NATO, as are Canada and Spain, and Canada and Denmark. I think we’re long overdue for an inter NATO war, since Britain is following the trajectory of 1930s Japan, and we’re just straight up assassinating moderate politicians in the streets now, what’s next? Anschluss with the Republic of Ireland? Establishment of a Caledonian People’s Rebublic? Don’t be ridiculous. Political assassinations and other acts of violence in Britain are carried out by individuals or at worst terrorist groups not by organized conspiracies within the government that included an entire army (the Kwantung Army of Manchuria) that was practically independent of the central government. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-britain-secedes-from-the-union-why-will-there-be-no-war/758223.md?page=5)