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Why would China be a weaker strategic threat than Russia? They have 10 times the population and a massive industrial and technological base. Fewer nuclear weapo
by dahdum 5y ago
Why would China be a weaker strategic threat than Russia? They have 10 times the population and a massive industrial and technological base. Fewer nuclear weapons but more than enough to trigger the apocalypse. Much stronger trade relations, economic diversification, and growth.
Kendall, Air Force Secretary, said “When you look at it objectively, China is a much greater strategic threat than Russia is”.[1]
1. https://spacenews.com/air-force-secretary-were-worried-about-russia-but-china-is-a-bigger-strategic-threat/ https://spacenews.com/air-force-secretary-were-worried-about...
- dragonwriter 5y agoYeah, that was sloppy. What I meant specifically is that, while China has a strategic nuclear arsenal, it is insufficient to really count as a MAD threat, so it lacks Russia’s trump card against intervention.