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I’m not making predictions about anything, but part of their job is to prepare for worst-case scenarios.

• bigDinosaur 3y ago
  That's true, although isn't the thing here that they plan for realistic worst-case scenarios, which is the scary part? There are probably lots of worse worst-case scenarios which they'll never do much preparation because they're so unlikely. War with China does not seem to be that unlikely.
  • Cacti 3y ago
    you think war between two nuclear powers is likely?
    • pnpnp 3y ago
      Playing devil’s advocate - this was thought to be a real possibility during the Cold War, and it seems like we came pretty close a few times during that period.
    • baybal2 3y ago
      [dead]
    • yumraj 3y ago
      A nuclear war between two nuclear powers is different from a conventional war between two nuclear powers. The former is, hopefully, unlikely unless one side feels there’s an existential crisis or a major loss. The latter is extremely likely. Though the latter can definitely escalate into the former.
  • V__ 3y ago
    > because they're so unlikely Or because the outcomes might be so bad, it's not worth it to prepare for it.
  • credit_guy 3y ago
    > War with China does not seem to be that unlikely Well, the more the US prepares for it, the more unlikely it is. Or, the best way to win a fight is to convince the other guy it's not worth fighting.
• P_I_Staker 3y ago
  I predict world war 3