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US economic hegemony will last as long as they retain the strongest Navy, by a huge margin, and world commerce veins remain to be the oceans and seas. Which, u
by bassman9000 8y ago
US economic hegemony will last as long as they retain the strongest Navy, by a huge margin, and world commerce veins remain to be the oceans and seas.
Which, unless blimps take over soon, will be until the advent of the space elevator.
- entity345 8y agoThe military buys you political influence. Economic power (and that also buys you political influence) comes from the size of the economy. The size of the economy enables military power. China (and India) have 4x the US' population. China's land area is the same as the US'. It's simply a matter of time for them to be more powerful economically than the US, and then it's really up to them to also topple the US militarily.
- monocasa 8y agoAnd China's planning for this. See their DF-26 "carrier killer" missiles.