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| RIMPAC preparing for war with China ? |
| 2010-09-03 |
| There’s some very delicate military manoeuvring going on in the Pacific region right now. At the moment, it’s all very civil and diplomatic, but there’s an edgy undercurrent. You see, the United States has been the big kid with the big stick in the neighbourhood for 60 years. It’s been the dominant naval force and, as a result, it’s all been very peaceful. But now, that power is being challenged. China has made mind-blowing investments in its Navy. And according to more than a few defence experts, China’s firepower more than matches the United States. Ship for ship, China may not equal America – it certainly doesn’t have as many aircraft carriers – but its submarines and long-range missiles could easily cause the U.S Pacific Fleet some serious damage. Now, China is in no way showing any signs of aggression. It hasn’t flexed any of its newly-bulging navy muscle. But the United States is worried, and so is Australia. That’s why they, and 11 other Pacific nations, have just rehearsed high seas warfare off the coast of Hawaii. Not surprisingly, China wasn’t invited, but that doesn’t mean they were snubbed. It just means that the American-lead Pacific coalition is finely tuning its fleet to see how it might match the Chinese. More at link HERE |
| Posted by:Oztralian |
| #5 IIRC DRUDGEREPORT > YONHAP NEWS OpEd > {Seoul] GOVT MUST BE READY/PREPARED FOR CHANGING SITUATIONS ON THE PENINSULA. * NEWS KERALA > MASS MURDERER MAO KILLED 45 MILYUHN CHINESE DURING "GREAT LEAP FORWARD" [1958-1961]. Desperate Hunger includ incidents of Cannibalism, + pervasive entrenched Local, Regional Party-Govt Corruptionism. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-09-03 22:39 |
| #4 Ask Yamamoto how well attacking the Pacific Fleet without destroying it completely and failing to take Hawaii worked out for the Imperial Japanese. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2010-09-03 21:31 |
| #3 As a matter of History, A WAR(S) BETWEEN AN ESTABLISHED POWER + AN UP-N-COMER OCCURS MORE THAN NOT - it would be more surprising iff a War(s) didn't occur than iff it did. That being said, its the duty of Political-Govt Leaders to protect Society from harm, which includes the avoidance of destructive War(S) AMAP. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-09-03 18:26 |
| #2 Aw, heck. Everybody knows we've always been at war with Eastasia. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-09-03 13:08 |
| #1 Ship for ship, China may not equal America -- it certainly doesn't have as many aircraft carriers -- but its submarines and long-range missiles could easily cause the U.S Pacific Fleet some serious damage. However, if your economy is predicated upon international trade and critical imports, you can't simply just cause 'serious damage'. You have to establish supremacy upon your sea routes. Otherwise you get economically choked to death. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-09-03 11:05 |