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A decade of “delayed and unpredictable funding” for the U.S. military’s budget has seen America lose its primacy in the Western Pacific, giving the edge to an i
by JanSolo 7y ago
A decade of “delayed and unpredictable funding” for the U.S. military’s budget has seen America lose its primacy in the Western Pacific, giving the edge to an increasingly sophisticated China, a Sydney-based think tank warned.
So you're saying there's a 'Gap' in missile technology between the US and China? A 'Missile Gap', perhaps?
Perhaps we should have a good old-fashioned arms-race to sort it all out?
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- jswizzy 7y agoHow? Wall Street has control of the US defense Industry and Chinese investors are a big part of that. The last time we had a healthy defense industry was the mid nineties before the last supper destroyed all the small to medium size defense contractors by forcing them to merge in mega corporations like Raytheon and L3.
- mcphage 7y ago> The last time we had a healthy defense industry was the mid nineties before the last supper destroyed all the small to medium size defense contractors What was "the last supper"?
- dexen 7y agoThe much feared cold-war era 'Missile Gap' turned out to be mostly a myth[1], based off of extrapolation form incomplete data and considering worst case over best. That's not to disrespect the opponent; both historical USSR and present day China pack quite a punch. It warrants careful approach rather than outright panic. [1] e.g., https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2011-05/missile-gap-myth-its-progeny https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2011-05/missile-gap-myth-its...