You're in a global war now, with Militant Islam, most people are in a creepy denial though.
Not when you consider that we have more money than the top ten spenders put together.
China is not involved in countless of conflicts at the same time.
Well, I consider the Islamic World in general to be monolithic, and therefore a great power.Thou hast ignored the addendum to the poll question, namely, "(between 2 or more of 7 large powers)".
But as far as I was aware, that is incorrect. Some things the various radical Islamic groups may agree on, but by no means all. Thus "monolithic" is incorrect, IMO.Well, I consider the Islamic World in general to be monolithic, and therefore a great power.
In addition to that, you are right.
You're in a global war now, with Militant Islam, most people are in a creepy denial though.
It won't happen anytime soon. Relations between the US, Russia, and China are relatively good right now. Of course, if those relations deteriorate considerably, a global war could be a possibility (although still unlikely).
In which scenarios do you think the relations between any of them could deteriorate to such a level that they would engage in war and risk nuclear destruction?
Maximus Zeebra said:The only scenario I see as possible is that when(because it will) the world runs our of resources and when(because it will) ecological disasters hit, it might become possible that relations could deteriorate significantly and perhaps in addition to global humanitarian disaster, also create global war.
Maximus Zeebra said:Even if the US refuse to change
Maximus Zeebra said:while Europe and China and other prepare for a different future,
This is just a thread coming as a response to being in this thread.
http://www.debatepolitics.com/military/62745-can-chinas-military-strength-rank-second-world.html
The thread is turning into several debates about possibilities of war and future of the military of different states.
So, I am just asking if you believe there is a possibility of global war(war between 2 or more of the 7 biggest powers).
Included in that is not war between any of the big powers against either North Korea and Iran if anyone just might consider them among the 7(which they arent).
So...
Nah.. Thats just paranoid fear based on a relatively small attack on two relatively meaningless buildings in a big world.
I think the Muslims arguments on the other side of the coin are much more convincing when the Christian world constantly wages war against them, kill their wifes/husbands and kids and try to force on them their ideology.
The global militan Islam stuff is just a delusion created by the elite in the US to smash the will of their own people and grab as much power as they can.
Are you saying we should size our military based on how much money we have, and not do a zero based budget exercise and assess the threats, and plan our responses, and size the military accordingly?
We need to do the same thing again, unless someone can show creditable evidence of a navy, air force army, or technology threat to our sovereignty. It doesn't exist.
None of this changes the fact that we only spend 5% of our GDP on defense. Who cares what percent of the total world's defense spending we are? Seeing as how our economy is vastly larger than anyone else's, that's a meaningless statistic in this context.
Nah.. Thats just paranoid fear based on a relatively small attack on two relatively meaningless buildings in a big world.
The global militan Islam stuff is just a delusion created by the elite in the US to smash the will of their own people and grab as much power as they can.
The global militan Islam stuff is just a delusion created by the elite in the US to smash the will of their own people and grab as much power as they can.
I believe there will be a 3rd world war. Perhaps Isreal, U.S., EU vs. Iran and...China? Well maybe China won't be involved but I'm pretty sure it would be the west against Iran and their allies (if they still have any!).
A "world war" would have to involve two opposing sides which both have a lot of firepower. Iran doesn't qualify. That would just be a regular war.
If the theory of them having nuclear weapons is true, it would be more than a regular war.
Phantom said:If Israel attacks them, I'm sure Iran's allies will get involved.
Phantom said:I read an article a few months back and it said Russia and China were against Israel attacking Iran.. so if that's true, they could possibly get involved.
It still wouldn't be a global war. At worst, it would just be a regular war with a nuke or two exploding.
Iran doesn't have any allies. At least not any that are going to put their own security on the line to defend Iran.
There's a big difference between them being opposed to an attack, and being willing to counter an attack with military force of their own.
As long as there are fools willing to challenge the USA and its allies' superiority, there is always the possibility.
To rule a war out would be unreasonable, as it would deny the existence of irrational people (and leaders).
And as ridiculous as the idea of a US-China war is, it is still only a two-party affair, not a world war.It is the U.S. that is constantly doing all the challenges since WWII.
One example is upsetting China from sticking our nose in the affairs of China & Taiwan...Communist-ruled China split with Taiwan amid civil war in 1949 and continues to regard the self-governing democracy as part of its territory. Beijing has warned of a disruption in ties with Washington if the sale goes ahead, but has not said what specific actions it would take.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/01/11/world/AP-AS-China-Missile-Defense.html
As far as dumb enough to challenge the U.S......
China currently has an operational Carrier Killer Weapon System which the U.S. has no defense against. This system uses a supporting network of satellites, radar, and unmanned aerial vehicles(Drones) to track every U.S. ship.
These Carrier Killer Missiles fly at Mach10 (10x speed of sound) and use evasive flight manuevers making the U.S. defenseless against them.
It only takes one strike with these to destroy even the largest Aircraft Carrier the U.S. has.
Using their Satellite tracking system China is capable of destroying every ship the U.S. has in less than 30 min.
This is only the tip of the iceberg of China's capabilities which you will not hear about in the U.S. propaganda bubble.
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