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Actually it is a rather standard policy of a country operating Aircraft Carriers. ACs are strategic assets and covered by an implicit threat of "grave" retaliation. In my opinion, only Russia can threaten the US with MAD, not China. China can only threaten with inflicting unacceptable losses...

The Indians need more "shame".... Two for the Eastern and Western Fleets and one to serve as a backup for when "shame" undergoes refit...

Ok... I'll give you that. It's their shame and they have to bear the cost. Have you an idea what bloodbath would have ensued if nukes wouldn't have been used? At least a million -Allied- casualties and total annihilation of the Japanese mainland and its people. Yes, it is a cold heated thing...

Yes, the -approach- is the right one... spin offs or breakthroughs China can get through R&D in the defence sector could increase China's capabilities. What I think is that this new missile may be more of a tech demonstrator than a heavily deployed weapon. But it is a step forward in the...

Interesting take on the SAS, but I must disagree... 1. You do not have to fight fair... you always bring overwhelming firepower. 2. The SAS was a thorn in the side of the SS and the German Wehrmacht.. one of the best fighting machines in the world. Also played a big role during the IRA...

Umm... No. Ballistic missile launches are detected as soon as they are launched. A lot of countries bordering China have advanced space capabilities and enough recon assets in orbit to detect a ballistic launch within seconds. Secondly, a carrier is constantly moving and by the time the...

Yeah, Schwarzkopf is a debatable choice, I mainly chose him because he commanded a "Modern" theatre of war and the aura surrounding him within the US defence community. The 1991 Gulf War changed the face of warfare and I wanted to find someone that operated quite recently.

Maybe I'm a bit late to this thread... but my vote goes to Subutai, Genghis Khan's and Ögedei Khan's primary general. Here's the wiki entry. Seriously, as the entry goes: He also destroyed 2 European armies more than a hundred kilometers apart... within 2 days... maybe I overlooked it...