Not anymore. Now the policy is "Escalate to Deescalate".the policy of the United Stated use of nuclear weapons if it ever came to that was to fire our whole arsenal at once and be done with it!
Yeah. Let's see how well that will work out.
Not anymore. Now the policy is "Escalate to Deescalate".the policy of the United Stated use of nuclear weapons if it ever came to that was to fire our whole arsenal at once and be done with it!
It is funny in a sick way we think we can wright on paper what we intend to happen and somehow believe words as if they have power itself. But in reality the world is very black & white metaphorically and no matter what is on a piece of paper, like all pieces of paper before mean nothing when the words are challenged or the pin drops.Not anymore. Now the policy is "Escalate to Deescalate".
Yeah. Let's see how well that will work out.
And Japan has deterrent forces.You can rest easy tonight.View attachment 1189
China is never going to target food production on Taiwan. That would be counterproductive, not to mention time-consuming and a guaranteed global condemnation of China from the UNSC.China has to destroy Taiwans airdefense at first, second target is food production.
China then starts to sink all supply ships and airplanes heading towards Taiwan.
In a couple of months Taiwan will run out of food, starving soldiers can't fight and Taiwan has lost.
China is never going to target food production on Taiwan. That would be counterproductive, not to mention time-consuming and a guaranteed global condemnation of China from the UNSC.
If - and that's a big "if" - China does this, they are going to want to do it as quickly and cleanly as possible. The longer it takes, the more of a PR nightmare it's going to be for the CCP, who needs the rest of the world to be willing to purchase products made in China. They're already on thin ice with the world due to SARS-CoV-2.
So, strategically, this is not going to be a long, drawn-out bloody affair. It will be a massive, sudden invasion, completed quickly, probably before the rest of the world has much of a chance to react or respond.
Also keep in mind that "war is the art of deception." Ask yourselves what else could they be planning while they attempt to keep attention focused on Taiwan?
They have invested very, very heavily in hard assets abroad. They have a long way to go, but they are taking very seriously the idea of acquiring everything from mines and oil abroad to future military installations. It's very much a marriage of old time colonialism and new wave power projection.China is never going to target food production on Taiwan. That would be counterproductive, not to mention time-consuming and a guaranteed global condemnation of China from the UNSC.
If - and that's a big "if" - China does this, they are going to want to do it as quickly and cleanly as possible. The longer it takes, the more of a PR nightmare it's going to be for the CCP, who needs the rest of the world to be willing to purchase products made in China. They're already on thin ice with the world due to SARS-CoV-2.
So, strategically, this is not going to be a long, drawn-out bloody affair. It will be a massive, sudden invasion, completed quickly, probably before the rest of the world has much of a chance to react or respond.
Also keep in mind that "war is the art of deception." Ask yourselves what else could they be planning while they attempt to keep attention focused on Taiwan?
Indeed, with an extremely heavy focus on Africa. Most people in the West do not understand that China is much better at playing the long game than we are.They have invested very, very heavily in hard assets abroad. They have a long way to go, but they are taking very seriously the idea of acquiring everything from mines and oil abroad to future military installations. It's very much a marriage of old time colonialism and new wave power projection.
Everything I stated is well-researched fact. Everything you stated is unsubstantiated opinion. China would be incredibly stupid to launch a nuclear first strike against the US under any circumstances, and they are not stupid. The only country that stands a chance of successfully pulling off a nuclear first strike against the US is Russia, and they're not stupid either.China doesn't have to give a damn about western opinions at this point. It already didn't when it was threatening Japan with nukes.
China will go into total war mode and anyone who opposes them will immediately regret it.
Their primary target is to drive the U.S. Navy out of the Pacific and to annex every country in this part of the world.
They know that any invasion will be else too costly to accomplish.
So the (nuclear) first strike will not be against Japan, but against the U.S. bases, vessels, carriers in the region.
Let me chime in here by saying that there isn't a snowball's chance in Hell that China is going to nuke U.S. assets.So the (nuclear) first strike will not be against Japan, but against the U.S. bases, vessels, carriers in the region.
It's up to China to make the next move.That nonsense they spouted off at Japan is just that.
Because even a 1 percent chance of US getting involved isn't worth it to the CCP.So why aren't they just leaving then?
Please Read Carefully:we should all fear Biden from retaliating against China in any kind of First Strike immediately WITHOUT the slightest hesitation ditto for Russia or other US strategic enemies.
NATO would smash through a Chinese blockade like a 5 year old does to cardboard building blocks in preschool. Tiawan is a dam fortress. Dr.Evil wishes he had an island so heavily defended. Their airforce will swarm out of their mountain bunkers like a bunch of pissed off hornets.There is no question China would win without a massive multi-nation response.
How quick they could accomplish it though is the question. Yes they have a million man army but landing them on an island would be extremely hard and costly to both sides. They would have to soften up Taiwan’s defenses.
They would start with sappers to attack key military targets that rocket and air attacks could not neutralize. Possibly direct attacks on leadership.
They cannot just show up and storm the beaches from the outset.
So block-aid it and dare the west to break it is one option. Leadership assassination and commence a rocket and air missile attack would be the second option to begin with.
A protracted and bloody attack on a densely packed civilian population would be very hard to defend against the international pressure.
My bet is block-aid, the Chinese are patient if nothing else. But even that has its limits.