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Military manpower - military age and obligation:
18-22 years of age for compulsory military service, with 24-month service obligation; no minimum age for voluntary service; 17 years of age for women who meet requirements for specific military jobs (2004)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 18-49: 342,956,265 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 281,240,272 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 13,186,433 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - military age and obligation:
18-27 years of age; males are registered for the draft at 17 years of age; 200,000 conscripts were inducted into the armed forces in 2003; length of compulsory military service is 2 years; plans as of August 2004 call for reduction in mandatory service to 1 year by 2008; 2003 planning calls for volunteer servicemen to compose 70% of armed forces by 2010, with the remaining servicemen consisting of conscripts (August 2004)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 18-49: 35,247,049 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 21,049,651 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 1,286,069 (2005 est.)
Originally posted by Seekerof
let two big dogs go at so that they will weaken themselves and thus be susceptable to future aggressions by the other watching big dogs,
Originally posted by Seekerof
vor78....
And Russia attacking China while China attacks Taiwan, while fending off the US, Japan, etc., would benefit the Russian's how? Would a Russian attack on China, while China is nailing Taiwan, be seen as an overture of an allaince with the West, specifically the US, Japan, etc., who would be aiding Taiwan against the Chinese aggression?
Personally, Russia would simply set back and follow another military strategem: let two big dogs go at so that they will weaken themselves and thus be susceptable to future aggressions by the other watching big dogs, and lesser ones.
seekerof
[edit on 27-6-2005 by Seekerof]
Originally posted by vor78
(although this is a move that could also trigger a Chinese-Russian war).
Originally posted by russiankid
Originally posted by vor78
(although this is a move that could also trigger a Chinese-Russian war).
and if it will then do u think that Russia would be able to keep china off ov themselves?? and maybe attack back just like in WWII???
Originally posted by vor78
hopefully we'll never have to find out.
Originally posted by Rasputin13
If China did attack Russia, while the current Administration is in office, I'm willing to bet (and I know I'll get a TON of crap for this one!) that the United States would come to the aid of Russia. It would at the very least be covertly.
We have a lot more to fear in a Chinese victory over Russia. China is the biggest threat to us as far as the next "superpower" goes. Russia can never compete with China economically. And eventually China will be far more superior militarily, due to its economic resources and enormous population.
This is all just my theory, but go ahead and attack me nonetheless... lol
Originally posted by ulshadow
It will probility end up with a nuke showdown lol If the US don't come to the Russian aid.
Originally posted by NotheRaGe
Why would the chinese attack the russian? Take over the waste land of Siberia?