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> You forget that China also is running up against their demographic clock. A slightly aged China will still be able to field more military age men than the wh
by baybal2 6y ago
> You forget that China also is running up against their demographic clock.
A slightly aged China will still be able to field more military age men than the whole of Western bloc combined.
- thekyle 6y agoI don't know if having a large army matters that much in a nuclear war. I think its more a matter of who has the best antimissile defenses. In the age of nuclear weapons having a large population might actually be a liability since you have more civilians that need to be defended.
- baybal2 6y ago> In the age of nuclear weapons having a large population might actually be a liability since you have more civilians that need to be defended. You probably never heard of Mao's most famous catchphrase, reflecting perfectly on the thinking of people like Xi Jinping.