This applies both ways. Keep in mind that China is currently the world's manufacturing outsource location, much like pre-Depression US when immigration policy created a large labor pool. Same for Great Britain in the mid to late 19th century. Do not forget that the US controls the Internet root servers. We can seriously degrade China's ability to engage in commerce globally.
Uhh, you still haven't answered my question, how are you gonna finance this battle with China?? You think China will keep buying your treasuries so you can launch an all out campaign against herself? Are the Arabs gonna flip the bill, Japan, or the debt laden american consumers gonna buy the war bonds? All you will be printing is funny money that will be worthless than toilet paper.
Last time I checked China is a manufacturing and industrial powerhouse. What does shutting down the net affect plant and machinery of an industrial economy? You must be thinking of your own economy.
Why? What for? When the Cold War ended, the US and Russia began disarmament. No one doubt that either Germany or Japan, instigators of WW II, are fully capable of becoming nuclear weapons states in short order. But why have they not? There are still plenty enough nuclear weapons around but their numbers are declining. Now Iran and North Korea is pushing that figure back up.
What does Germany and Japan care for nukes. One has no natural enemy and the other falls under your N umbrella.
For Iran and N Korea they see exactly my argument that with nukes their sovereignty can be maintained. Nukes wont ever win them a war but their territorial integrity and the ability to craft an independent foreign policy is drastically solidified having nukes than without. How long has Isreal avoided a full blown war with the surrounding Arab states since it developed nukes?
From a strict military perspective, neither is any credible threat to US. It is regional stability that everyone is concerned about and China has the most to lose since North Korea is China's proxy in the region.
The PLAN is a typical 'brown water' navy. The PLAAF does not have any long range bomber capability. If there is a shooting war, China's ICBM basing will be targeted by US B-1s and B-2s. Targeted does not mean destroyed, keep that in mind. With a conventional conflict, the US will overwhelm the PLA on Chinese soil and territorial waters, leaving China too busy to conduct any offensive against Continental US (CONUS). Leaving China with only one option -- nuclear -- and that will be the end for the PLA.
Buddy, take a look at this...
Lesser Known B-66 Activities
20th Fighter Wing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The closest
YOU probably ever come close to anything relating to 'nuclear' is the smoke alarm detector in your home. It has a very small amount of uranium in it.
Victor Alert aircrafts are aircrafts 'loaded for Bear' as we called them. When I was stationed at RAF Upper Heyford (1984-87), I had plenty of experiences working around VA jets. Each shelter that contained a VA F-111E is considered a 'no lone zone' area, meaning no one is supposed to be alone with the aircraft. Each man
MUST be in full visual contact with another, not half his body, but full. Security Police has lethal force authorization. Aircrews sleep within 5 minutes sprint of their jets. During their VA rotation, they are not allowed to be at home, other than for brief family related issues. The only time they are allowed to wear civilian clothes is when they go to the gym, else their flight suits are on all the time.
I probably have far more intellectual and emotional understanding of war, the military and nuclear weapons than you do.