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That the US is taking advantage of the NK situation to "ring China". I consider NK to be a serious threat to the US and her allies but I think the Chinese do n
by freerobots 9y ago
That the US is taking advantage of the NK situation to "ring China".
I consider NK to be a serious threat to the US and her allies but I think the Chinese do not consider NK to be a serious threat to the Chinese.
Imagine if Cuba decided to start allowing Chinese anti-missile defense systems at the US' doorstep because we weren't willing to deal with our ally Mexico regarding a conflict that didn't threat us.
- mikeash 9y agoI have a hard time seeing why we in the US should care in the least about a missile defense system in Cuba.
- freerobots 9y agoI would prefer that China plays a more active role in resolving the situation so I sort of hate to play devil's advocate here but... The missile defense systems we deployed in SK could be used to track Chinese missiles. My point was imagine the outcry from the US if we perceived that the Chinese were tracking our missiles under the guise of tracking Mexico's.
- azernik 9y agoTheir problem isn't with the interceptors; it's with the tracking radars. They could theoretically help counteract Chinese missiles and aircraft that are supposed to deny access to Chinese coastal waters in the case of war with the US.
- vtange 9y agoThis assumes we let Mexico develop nuclear weapons and delivery systems while threatening China and Cuba with nuclear attack... for at least a decade. It only makes sense for threatened parties to develop defense if not retaliatory measures. Imagine if the USSR never developed nuclear weapons while the USA threatened them with nuclear attack?
- arrosenberg 9y agoYou don't have to imagine. Go look at the US foreign policy from 1945-1948. There were several instances where the threat was made.