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In addition to the problems of fabrication and manufacturing, there is another issue. Specifically, China lacks the ability to design their own military systems
by Kalium 12y ago
In addition to the problems of fabrication and manufacturing, there is another issue. Specifically, China lacks the ability to design their own military systems. The ability to steal and maybe use the designs of others does not make up for this.
Besides, it's never a purely technological advantage. There needs to be doctrine and well-trained troops in place too.
- phaus 12y ago>Besides, it's never a purely technological advantage. There needs to be doctrine and well-trained troops in place too. I was a Soldier for over a decade. Engineers and computer scientists are what makes our military great. Most nations have well-trained Soldiers. Many nations even have larger quantities of highly trained Soldiers than we do. The average citizen seems to think of basic training like its the Special Forces selection course. Basic training is incredibly easy. Its supposed to be easy, that's why its called basic training. Don't get me wrong, there are lots of good Soldiers in the U.S., but there is nothing inherently superior about the American fighting man. That kind of attitude makes it sound like we are some kind of master race.
- Kalium 12y agoI just meant that any given chunk of technology is pretty useless without people who can use it in deployment and tactical/strategic integration. I'm very familiar with the engineers and computer scientists you refer to.