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The U.S. might be forced to fight a land battle in Asia. What if China decided to forcefully occupy Taiwan, Japan, Australia, New Zealand (etc.)?
Originally posted by TheDoctor46
reply to post by OccamsRazor04
So a war of a few months would end up with next to no us casualties? Against china and russia? What video game is that then?
Originally posted by TheDoctor46
reply to post by OccamsRazor04
So a war of a few months would end up with next to no us casualties? Against china and russia? What video game is that then?
Originally posted by yuppa
Originally posted by TheDoctor46
reply to post by OccamsRazor04
So a war of a few months would end up with next to no us casualties? Against china and russia? What video game is that then?
No one has said that have they? And the article is US vs China ALONE. Russia and china do not get along ever since WW2.
Originally posted by Trajan
reply to post by SplitInfinity
You keep pulling out the 'super duper mega uber technology' that the U.S. has tucked away, but only judge the Chinese capabilities by what they allow you to see.
China has announced that they will use their nuclear arsenal in any U.S.-China war.
What you are assuming, is that China is just going to sit back and let the U.S. forces hit back.
China knows any hesitation would get them wiped out. They would send missiles to every serious U.S. base within striking distance.
You have troops in Taiwan, Melbourne, Singapore, Midway, Diego Garcia... They'd be struck by the Chinese ICBM's and left incapacitated or eradicated. Your naval might is going to come and knock big bad China away? What if China hits first with their ASBM's and crush your Carrier groups?
The U.S. will nuke back, of course. But do you think China are worried about losing half their population (which would still leave them the second largest in the world) when they committed atrocities gaining power?
Yes, the U.S. has greater overall forces, but how many of them are within range of striking China? Not a whole lot in relation to the Chinese regional superiority.
The U.S. might be forced to fight a land battle in Asia. What if China decided to forcefully occupy Taiwan, Japan, Australia, New Zealand (etc.)?
At the end of the day, it's still boots on the ground that wins wars.
Keep talking about how the U.S. would destroy China in a war. The simple fact is, China could largely survive a nuclear war. America can't.