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"China’s Rear Adm. Luo Yuan [said] the key for Chinese domination in those hotly contested waters could lie in the sinking of two U.S. aircraft carriers. 'What
by expressrunning 7y ago
"China’s Rear Adm. Luo Yuan [said] the key for Chinese domination in those hotly contested waters could lie in the sinking of two U.S. aircraft carriers. 'What the United States fears the most is taking casualties,' the admiral said, before adding that such an attack on two of the U.S. Navy’s steel behemoths would claim upwards of 10,000 lives."
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2019/01/04/well-see-how-frightened-america-is-chinese-admiral-says-sinking-us-carriers-key-to-dominating-south-china-sea/ https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2019/01/04/well-see...
- chriselles 7y agoI do think this is hyperbole. Sinking a US aircraft carrier would be a direct attack on the sovereignty of the United States. It would e like sinking Rhode Island(slightly bigger). Retribution would be overwhelming.
- kuzehanka 7y agoRetribution with what? If the carriers are taken out the US has no way to project any kind of meaningful force in that region. Any scenario (unlikely as it may be) that involves china successfully destroying 2 US carriers would also involve their confidence in being able to destroy the rest in their coastal region.
- chriselles 7y agoIf there is clear attribution for the sinking of a US carrier the offenders would get glassed with a Trident D5.
- sbjustin 7y agoWe have 10 carriers and air bases all over the world...
- AYBABTME 7y agoThat's untrue, plenty of bases in the area, and plenty of airdrop capabilities.
- th1nkdifferent 7y agoICBMs
- Jedi72 7y agoYeah nukes would fly I imagine.
- threatofrain 7y agoI'm not sure countries would nuke each other to death over that.
- boomboomsubban 7y agoIt's hard to imagine whatever war that started ending without nukes.
- bsder 7y ago> "What the United States fears the most is taking casualties" That's also a good way to piss off rank and file Americans who normally don't give a damn. Want the US to go cold turkey off of Chinese imports? That's how you do it.
- sbjustin 7y agoAgreed. History certain supports your statement.