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Re:US Births Dip to 30-yr Low; Fertility Rate Sinks Further ... by tabtab on Thursday May 17, 2018 @03:42PM (#17094794)
There are also military ramifications. If we get into a big skirmish with China, they will overwhelm us with soldiers and high-volume weapon manufacturing capability.
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Re:US Births Dip to 30-yr Low; Fertility Rate Sinks Further ... by jotm on Thursday May 17, 2018 @04:13PM (#17095177)
I thought nukes solved that. What's the point of them if someone can overwhelm you with soldiers...
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Re:US Births Dip to 30-yr Low; Fertility Rate Sinks Further ... by martinpw on Thursday May 17, 2018 @04:16PM (#17095214)
China is perhaps not the best example. Given their one child policy that was in place for a long time, and the fact the fertility rate there is still well below that of the US, the relative size of the pool for soldiers will shrink faster than in the US.
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Re:US Births Dip to 30-yr Low; Fertility Rate Sinks Further ... by InTheTop2 on Thursday May 17, 2018 @04:39PM (#17095459)
Not to get too deep into the weeds but troops require logistics. Food, gear, etc. Aircraft Carriers are the great equalizer, as they provide mobile shears for cutting those lines. The USA still has the most and that's why we keep it that way.
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Re:US Births Dip to 30-yr Low; Fertility Rate Sinks Further ... by magduf on Friday May 18, 2018 @08:34AM (#17100882)
Soldiers can't march across an ocean.
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