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  1. Terthna

    Future War with (Red) China Hypotheticals/Theorycrafting

    Did you miss the part where I clarified that? The "or if they do, then they're woefully misrepresented" part? That implies at least some basis in reality; because in order to misrepresent the facts, you need some first. If it's absolute certainty you're looking for, I'm absolutely certain that...
  2. Terthna

    Future War with (Red) China Hypotheticals/Theorycrafting

    Thing is, the number one priority target when you think about launching nuclear weapons, is someone else's nuclear weapons. If China launches, someone is going to get the bright idea to launch an immediate retaliatory strike at them, before China's nukes can take out their nukes. Thus, I don't...
  3. Terthna

    Future War with (Red) China Hypotheticals/Theorycrafting

    Only until your back is turned; then they'll try to shank you.
  4. Terthna

    Future War with (Red) China Hypotheticals/Theorycrafting

    Do they really have a choice? I mean, I get that you guys are supposed to have rules that protect you when you disobey orders that should be disobeyed; but we were also supposed to have rules that protect our electoral process, and look how well that turned out. The system is dying, if it's not...
  5. Terthna

    Future War with (Red) China Hypotheticals/Theorycrafting

    Not as much as you might think; the CCP essentially bribes the Chinese people into being loyal with economic prosperity. Once they can no longer deliver on that promise, people will start to get rather upset with them, to put it mildly. Also, while their authoritarianism means they can respond...
  6. Terthna

    Future War with (Red) China Hypotheticals/Theorycrafting

    If we end up fighting a war against the CCP (because let's face it; they're the ones with the army, not China), there's really only two things that could keep us from winning; interference from the political establishment on behalf of corporate interests, and nukes. Corporations still see the...
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