Tango01 | 11 Mar 2021 1:04 p.m. PST |
… 'Losing Fast' "Last fall, the U.S. Air Force simulated a conflict set more than a decade in the future that began with a Chinese biological-weapon attack that swept through U.S. bases and warships in the Indo-Pacific region. Then a major Chinese military exercise was used as cover for the deployment of a massive invasion force. The simulation culminated with Chinese missile strikes raining down on U.S. bases and warships in the region, and a lightning air and amphibious assault on the island of Taiwan. The highly classified war game, which has not been previously made public, took place less than a year after the coronavirus, reportedly originating in a Chinese market, spread to the crew of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, taking one of the U.S. Navy's most significant assets out of commission…" Main page link Armand |
Legion 4 | 11 Mar 2021 1:55 p.m. PST |
Oh well … the USA had a pretty good run at being a World Super Power. But even without going to war … seems those days are on their way out … |
Col Durnford | 11 Mar 2021 2:01 p.m. PST |
Starts with a biological weapon attack – now we're just talking crazy. |
SBminisguy | 11 Mar 2021 2:59 p.m. PST |
Starts with a biological weapon attack – now we're just talking crazy. Then you only have MAD to fall back on. The US has had a policy for decades that if any WMD is deployed against the US or allies – Bio-Chem-Nuke, this can be met by retaliatory nuke strikes. Do not pass go, do not collect $200 USD, go directly to mushroom clouds… |
SBminisguy | 11 Mar 2021 3:01 p.m. PST |
And what if it's a non-conventional strategic attack? For example, our CCP pals have also written quite openly about how if they attack the US the want to do a whole-body blow, including collapsing the US energy system and communications systems and the economy, which, for a modern society could result in millions of deaths. In my book, that's also a WMD attack. |
Thresher01 | 11 Mar 2021 10:04 p.m. PST |
Already happened, and the nukes didn't fly, so….. |
FatherOfAllLogic | 12 Mar 2021 7:50 a.m. PST |
The war game seems stacked against the US and ought to be considered a worst case scenario. Which forces the military to consider preventative measures. A 'thought exercise'. |
OSCS74 | 12 Mar 2021 8:17 a.m. PST |
If you gave them billions of dollars they can fix it for you. |
Legion 4 | 12 Mar 2021 8:20 a.m. PST |
Nothing really is going to be done against the PRC/CCP … at least not anytime soon … |
SBminisguy | 12 Mar 2021 4:47 p.m. PST |
Nothing really is going to be done against the PRC/CCP … at least not anytime soon … Not with the CCP-connected folks running the White House and the House of Representative. At present rate action may only happen after China pulls a brutal multi-level Pearl Harbor-style attack, and then demand we surrender the Pacific to them. Then the question is -- will the Sleeping Giant awaken, or will decades of anti-American propaganda and socialization aimed at Millenials and GenZ result in American quiescence?? |
Legion 4 | 13 Mar 2021 9:50 a.m. PST |
Yep … spot on ! Many in our schools are taught the USA is the Bad Guy. |
USAFpilot | 13 Mar 2021 10:41 a.m. PST |
China doesn't have to attack the US with their military. They are playing the long game and are ascending in economic and military dominance. All they have to do is sit back and watch the US slowly decay. Our culture has become sick. We are going bankrupt (in more ways than economically) the government printing more money that it doesn't have is going to lead to hyper inflation which will exasperate the decline. Our schools have failed our children and have produced a nation of people with a sense of victim hood and entitlement to a free handout. We have become a silly nation with misplaced priorities where feeling good has become more important than actually doing good. |
arealdeadone | 13 Mar 2021 5:06 p.m. PST |
Not surprising. The USAF is constrained to a small handful of obvious bases, its fighter fleet is short ranged and designed for a European theatre and reliant on non stealthy tankers. USAF ground based air defences are limited too and somewhat archaic (a lot of this capability was gutted in 1990s and 2000s with very little investment). |
Legion 4 | 13 Mar 2021 6:36 p.m. PST |
China just keeps expanding both geographically and economically … Without a shot fired … yet … if ever ? |
nickinsomerset | 15 Mar 2021 6:37 a.m. PST |
We will be thrashed, Russia will seriously threaten Western Europe, China will smash the US military in the Pacific whilst the rest of the US military will be concentrating on becoming a PC woke organisation and everyone will blame Trump! Tally Ho! |
Legion 4 | 15 Mar 2021 8:52 a.m. PST |
Amen to that !!!! It's like Orwell's 1984 … |
Gaz0045 | 16 Mar 2021 8:26 a.m. PST |
The Russians just have to shut off the natural gas pipelines to Europe to force acquiescence……throw in some cyber attacks on power distribution and job done. |
Legion 4 | 16 Mar 2021 12:04 p.m. PST |
And we should not believe they have not already thought about that. |