Originally posted by NewWorldOver
Bomb, second sweep of bombs, leave the bodies to rot. That is the tactic of the next war.
[edit on 21-2-2008 by NewWorldOver]
Normally i wouldn't bother to consider modern super-state strategy without associated values, but the potential for China to muscle about a bit too
heavy
is there.
Let's say they do hit the economy, and that the U.S is left in a fairly fragile position concerning the future of it's independance from the rest of
the world, what happens then?
Well, the Chinese could choose to fight, under the pretext of a pre-emptive strike.
Nukes will reduce all standing armies that aren't hiding away in underground military bunkers to nothing - only the steps taken to secure a military
presence in the event of a nuclear war will be the steps considered worth taking.
How many troops can be packed into a bunker, I wonder?
My guess would be that not only are contingencies in place to secure the borders of the state after the fallout, but that there are training programs
ready to be divulged to troops upon notice of nuclear attack, at which point they'd have about 40 minutes to get to the nearest bunker in order to
survive the initial impacts - provided they don't launch from offshore missile platforms like destroyers or submarines and that they don't sustain a
direct hit.
Never will intelligence be so vital in regards as to the location of these bunkers, as they represent a last hope for any dying elite.
To those who miraculously survive the bombings, remember that the State isn't quite dead yet.
edit; With that said, i can't help but wonder what the people in Charge of Area 51 would think if they discovered they had 2 nuclear weapons on a
trajectory quite remarkably close to Groom Lake.
One last point; I think the Russians will be quite content to keep an eye on we European nations while China and America bomb the sh#t out of each
other.
Mental Note: Super-state meatshield?
[edit on 27-3-2008 by Throbber]