Re:Europeans vow to pursue digital tax plans after US “provo...
by mamon on Saturday June 20, 2020 @05:17AM
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Russian economy is weak, agreed, but militarily they are still the only significant threat to US global dominance. China's military is much weaker in comparison.
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Re:Europeans vow to pursue digital tax plans after US “provo...
by paulsutter on Saturday June 20, 2020 @05:22AM
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China is a vastly bigger consideration. If China decides to invade Taiwan the US could lose access to most semiconductors. China’s military is developing rapidly.
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2020-0...
Re:Europeans vow to pursue digital tax plans after US “provo...
by catalogia on Saturday June 20, 2020 @05:35AM
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If Russia were so inclined (I don't think they are and don't see why they would be) they could turn the Island of Taiwan into a pile of gravel on the floor of the China Sea. They have several thousand nuclear warheads with the means to deliver them; more than enough to overwhelm any extant ABM system.
For that reason if for no other, I think an American conflict with China is more likely than a conflict with Russia. China still has hundreds of nukes too, which is hundreds too many, but that's many times less than what Russia has.
To be clear, a direct war between any three of these countries would be a stupid, horrible idea.
Re:Europeans vow to pursue digital tax plans after US “provo...
by paulsutter on Saturday June 20, 2020 @07:04AM
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There no motive for Russia to do that.
This Russia obsession is bizarre