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Re:China preparing for war with US, Air Force secretary says by mullingitover on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @05:31PM (#37488727)
This seems like China and the US are both engaging in a welfare program for their militaries by running this perpetual "will China invade?!" sideshow.

Quietly give Taiwan some ground-based ICBMs and a couple fully-stocked Ohio-class subs, and this all goes away for a very low price.

I realize this proposal is total madness, but so is a hot war between China and the US, and this is a pretty good way to guarantee that that scenario stays off the table.

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Re:China preparing for war with US, Air Force secretary says by igravious on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @07:54AM (#37495515)
ground-based ICBMs and a couple fully-stocked Ohio-class subs

(as in medium to long range nukes, and nuclear-powered subs) ?

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Re:China preparing for war with US, Air Force secretary says by andomggazzz662 on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @01:03PM (#37498956)
Yes that's the implication
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