# What would it take for the US to "wipe a country off the map".

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**Created:** [February 21, 2008, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-for-the-us-to-wipe-a-country-off-the-map/438640 "2008-02-21T23:26:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-for-the-us-to-wipe-a-country-off-the-map/438640/21 "2008-02-23T15:50:38Z")

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[QUOTE=AskNott]  
**What would it take for the US to “wipe a country off the map”?**

The first step would be wresting control of all the companies that make maps. From there, it’s simple.  
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It would require a very big eraser.

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**Author:** ![pretend\_my\_name\_is\_witty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9e5f3/32.png) [@pretend\_my\_name\_is\_witty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pretend_my_name_is_witty)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-for-the-us-to-wipe-a-country-off-the-map/438640/22 "2008-02-24T14:23:10Z")

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I believe it’s already happened to [Wales](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3715512.stm), but this wasn’t a Nuclear attack.

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