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And who exactly is going to attack the US with a missile? North Korea and Iran aren't developing ballistic missile's so they can launch an unprovoked attack ag

And who exactly is going to attack the US with a missile? North Korea and Iran aren't developing ballistic missile's so they can launch an unprovoked attack against the US, they developed them so they can respond to a US invasion and keep their regimes in place. Russia's military is in shambles. The idea that China would attack their largest trading partner (who is capable of responding with at least as much force) is absurd.

thriftwy 5y ago
Russia's military is OK. It's not 2001.
fragmede 5y ago
While you don't necessarily have to buy into "they hate our freedom" level of rhetoric, it would be insane to suggest that America has no enemies that are a threat and thus is impervious to attack. What the US did to Iraq in the wake of 9/11 is shameful, but that 9/11 happened negates the idea that the US doesn't have enemies that would like to have this capability.
- wefarrell 5y ago
  That's a straw man argument - no one is suggesting the US has no enemies that are a threat.
int0x2e 5y ago
You're correct - no rational actor would attack the US. Now, if only I could trust that there would always only be rational actors I could sleep well at night.
- maxerickson 5y ago
  Worrying won't stop a missile attack, might as well sleep.
- gremlinsinc 5y ago
  China has like ... millions of prisoners, presumably being brain-washed and worse... wouldn't be hard to maybe coax them into becoming spies and immigrating here, and just causing turmoil. Starting forest fires ... or doing some sort of home-made drone attacks against infrastructure (power grids, gas-lines, trains, etc) ... all china needs is for us to decline, not full scale war. That's just what china might do... we've got plenty of enemies... but I still think the military is way bloated, and doesn't need half the $$ it has, because if it were guerilla tactics like this, it'd be a hard fought battle no matter how much money is thrown at it. There's way more vulnerabilities facing us with climate change, etc than missile strikes IMHO...

thriftwy 5y ago

Russia's military is OK. It's not 2001.

fragmede 5y ago

While you don't necessarily have to buy into "they hate our freedom" level of rhetoric, it would be insane to suggest that America has no enemies that are a threat and thus is impervious to attack. What the US did to Iraq in the wake of 9/11 is shameful, but that 9/11 happened negates the idea that the US doesn't have enemies that would like to have this capability.

wefarrell 5y ago
That's a straw man argument - no one is suggesting the US has no enemies that are a threat.

int0x2e 5y ago

You're correct - no rational actor would attack the US. Now, if only I could trust that there would always only be rational actors I could sleep well at night.

maxerickson 5y ago
Worrying won't stop a missile attack, might as well sleep.
gremlinsinc 5y ago
China has like ... millions of prisoners, presumably being brain-washed and worse... wouldn't be hard to maybe coax them into becoming spies and immigrating here, and just causing turmoil. Starting forest fires ... or doing some sort of home-made drone attacks against infrastructure (power grids, gas-lines, trains, etc) ... all china needs is for us to decline, not full scale war. That's just what china might do... we've got plenty of enemies... but I still think the military is way bloated, and doesn't need half the $$ it has, because if it were guerilla tactics like this, it'd be a hard fought battle no matter how much money is thrown at it. There's way more vulnerabilities facing us with climate change, etc than missile strikes IMHO...