"What Does a Major 21st Century War Look Like?" Topic
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| Tango01 | 02 Jul 2015 9:45 p.m. PST |
"Scattered along America's coastlines are hundreds of rusting, mothballed Navy ships. The United States doesn't keep these reserve vessels floating around to look pretty. No, it keeps them in case of World War III. Ghost Fleet, a new novel by P. W. Singer and August Cole, is about that scenario. Having read the book, it's one of the more plausible depictions of a major 21st century war — and one of the more realistic portrayals of cyberwar — I've seen in fiction. In a discursive and wide-ranging interview, we talked with Singer about the book's themes, science fiction and the future of conflict. According to him, we need to get used to the idea that our technology won't save us — and that we should reconsider some older methods of warfare that are anything but antiquated…"
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| Jcfrog | 03 Jul 2015 6:06 a.m. PST |
We would predict it with as much accuracy as those doing the job in 1900! |
| Mardaddy | 03 Jul 2015 7:33 a.m. PST |
I think a WWII would escalate quickly to the point of being over long before any of those mothballed ships could be put into service. I'd get into why, but hey, politics. |
 Legion 4   | 03 Jul 2015 8:07 a.m. PST |
Too expensive[$$$] to fight … |
| Intrepide | 03 Jul 2015 7:25 p.m. PST |
Sounds like a good read, and an effort against complacency. |
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locates some hard-to-find military toys at the dollar store.